RMS Sylvania

	Fairwind and Fairsea laid up at Southampton in August 1969.
History
Name	1957–1968: Sylvania; 1968–1988: Fairwind; 1988: Sitmar Fairwind; 1988–1993: Dawn Princess; 1993–2003: Albatros; 2003–2004: Genoa;
Owner	1957–1968: Cunard Line; 1968–1988: Sitmar Line; 1988–1993: P&O Group; 1993–2003: V-Ships; 2003–2004: Alang scrapyard;
Operator	1957–1968: Cunard Line; 1968–1970: laid up; 1970–1988: Sitmar Line; 1988–1993: Princess Cruises; 1993–2003: Phoenix Reisen; 2003–2004: Alang scrapyard;
Port of registry	1957–1968: Liverpool, United Kingdom; 1968–1993: Monrovia, Liberia; 1993–2003: Nassau, Bahamas; 2003–2004: unknown;
Builder	John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland
Yard number	700
Launched	22 November 1956
Acquired	June 1957
Maiden voyage	5 June 1957
In service	5 June 1957
Out of service	December 2003
Identification	IMO number: 5347245
Fate	Scrapped at Alang, India, 2004
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Saxonia class ocean liner
Tonnage	21,989 GRT; 8,500 DWT;
Length	185.40 m (608 ft 3 in)
Beam	24.49 m (80 ft 4 in)
Draught	8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
Installed power	4 × John Brown steam turbines, combined 18277 kW
Propulsion	Two propellers
Speed	21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) service speed
Capacity	878 passengers (154 first class, 724 tourist class)
General characteristics (after 1971 refit)
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	24,724 GRT
Decks	11
Capacity	925 passengers
Crew	330

Sylvania was an ocean liner built in 1957 by John Brown & Co (Clydebank), in Glasgow, for the United Kingdom-based shipping company Cunard Line. She was the last Cunard Line vessel built specifically for transatlantic crossings. The ship was later heavily rebuilt as a cruise ship, and sailed under the names SS Fairwind, SS Sitmar Fairwind, SS Dawn Princess and SS Albatros before being scrapped in 2004. She was renamed SS Genoa for her last voyage.

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