RMS Amazon
Ro-ro ship · built 1959
In short
RMS Amazon (Ro-ro ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It can carry up to 464 passengers (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- Ro-ro ship
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1959
- Gross tonnage
- 20,368
- Size (length × beam)
- 178 m × 26 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
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- Name
- RMS Amazon
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 5013648
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Ro-ro ship
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 20,368
- Length overall
- 178 m
- Beam
- 26.3 m
- Year built
- 1959
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Ownership & management
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- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About RMS Amazon
RMS Amazon was a British ocean liner built by Harland & Wolff for the Royal Mail Lines that could Transport 488 passengers and cargo to and from South America. In 1968, the ship was sold to the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line and was renamed Akaroa. In 1971 she was sold to a Norwegian company, Ugland, for conversion as a car carrier, and in January 1982 she was scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RMS Amazon now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for RMS Amazon in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is RMS Amazon?
- RMS Amazon is a ro-ro ship, built in 1959 by Harland and Wolff. The vessel is 178 m long with a beam of 26.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 20,368.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for RMS Amazon?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for RMS Amazon from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for RMS Amazon. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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