The Pacifique (renamed several times since 1970) was destroyed by fire and capsized in Singapore in 1974, and was broken up in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1976.

The first to be completed was Viet-Nam in 1952, which was built by Société des Ateliers & Chantiers in Dunkirk, Nord, in northern France.

From Marseilles, she sailed across the Mediterranean Sea and through the Suez Canal and Red Sea to Port Said and Suez in Egypt, Aden in Yemen; Djibouti; across the Indian Ocean to Bombay, India; Colombo, Sri Lanka; and the island of Singapore; through the South China Sea to Saigon, Vietnam; Manila, Philippines; Hong Kong, and along the Pacific coast of Asia to finally reach Kobe and Yokohama in Japan.

In 1966, the Viet-Nam was chartered to Club Mediterranée for use as a Cruise Ship, but was unsuccessful due to financial issues.

There were no casualties, and the wreck of the Malaysia Kita was refloated in June 1975, and sold for scrap at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, arriving in May 1976 to be broken up.