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The North Sea ferry TS ''Leda'' was operated by Bergen Line between Britain and Norway for over 20 years. In 1981 she was rebuilt as a cruise liner and later became an accommodation vessel at a penal colony for terrorists and members of the Mafia. In 2002, whilst being broken up, she was boarded by Greenpeace campaigners protesting about conditions in the shipbreaking industry. ==Bergen Line ferry== TS ''Leda''〔TS is Turbine Ship.〕 was a passenger and cargo vessel operated between 1953 and 1974 as a twice weekly North Sea ferry between Bergen, Stavanger and Newcastle upon Tyne. Built by Swan Hunter for Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab (Bergen Line), she was launched in 1952〔Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab had previously owned a different vessel, SS ''Leda'', built 1920.〕 by Princess Astrid of Norway accompanied by her father, Crown Prince Olav.〔 ''Leda'' replaced the ''Vega'' which had been sunk in the war and was important for the Bergen Line in operating the ferry service (the "Norwegian Royal Mail Route") that had started in 1890. The first Norwegian vessel to be built with stabilisers,〔Denny-Brown fin stabilisers built by Wallsend Slipway.〕 ''Leda's'' powerful steam turbines made her quiet and good at sea. She was of a particularly elegant and, for her day, modern design with a raked stem, tripod mast and a single broad funnel.〔〔"(Leda of Bergen. Any information? ), (part 2 ), (part 3 ), (part 4 )" ''Captain's Voyage - Bulletin board.'' 2006 - 2008. Archived from (the original ) on 2009-10-16〕 She had accommodation for 119 first class passengers and 384 tourist class. with all cabins having hot and cold running water. Up to 18 cars, lifted on and off by electric cranes,〔On-board cranes, not derricks〕 could be accommodated in three cargo holds. She ran two sailings a week in each direction, joined in the summer by her sister ship MV ''Venus'' (1931, rebuilt 1948, call sign LDSV). Throughout most of the 1960s she ran three round trips per week in the summer. The sailing took 17 hours to Stavanger; direct sailings to Bergen took 19 hours. The tourist class fare was just over £7.〔 On her inaugural cruise, with King Haakon on board, she ran aground in Oslofjord but this only delayed her entering service by a few days.〔 On 21 December 1957 when about 120 miles southwest of Stavanger ''Leda'' received a message from Stonehaven Radio Station saying that the Scottish freighter SS Narva was in distress. In winds gusting to severe gale ''Leda'' turned and went three miles to reach ''Narva'' which was rapidly sinking and which reported it had no lifeboats to launch. ''Narva'' herself had been going to assist another vessel in distress. ''Leda'' launched its lifeboat and the crew could hear ''Narva's'' crew but not see any of them. The ship sank at about 04:40 and ''Leda's'' lifeboat, despite further searching, found none of the 28 crew. The ''Leda'' stayed at the scene until morning. Despite sea and air searches, none of ''Narva's'' crew were rescued.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TS Leda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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