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Athena to call at Portsmouth | Cruise ship Athena due to vist Portsmouth today 23rd at 11:30 or before (sails (17:00) & 30th April. She was built in 1948 as the Stockholm in Gothenburg for the Swedish America Line. Since her career with SAL she has sailed under the names Völkerfreundschaft, Volker, Fridtjof Nansen, Italia I, Italia Prima, Valtur Prima and Caribe, before beginning service under her current name. As Stockholm she was best known for colliding with the SS Andrea Doria in 1956, resulting in the sinking of the latter ship.

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