[2] Together with her sister ship the MV Hibernia she served the Holyhead to Dún Laoghaire route across the Irish Sea.

[3] She was built by Harland and Wolff of Belfast, launched in 1948 for the British Transport Commission and started service in 1949.

Some cabins and staterooms were removed and replaced with second-class lounges, and a cafeteria.

The screened areas were extended to provide further covered seating, and the first and second class smokerooms were converted into a tea lounge.

[4] She was sold in 1976 to the Orri Navigation Company in Saudi Arabia and became the Al Taif.