THE BEAUTIFUL PORTUGUESE LINER PRINCIPE PERFEITO

Today´s posts were dedicated mainly to liners, this is a reference to PRINCIPE PERFEITO built here in the UK by SWAN HUNTERS and delivered to COMPANHIA NACIONAL DE NAVEGACAO in 1961 for the Lisbon / Mozambique route, she had 19.393 GT and a cruising speed of 20 knots, no doubt one of the most elegant portuguese liners ever, I saw her many times in Lisbon as an active ship and laid up waiting for a better future, she had other employers and different names but I rather remember her as the PRINCIPE PERFEITO, the photo here is probably from 1961/2, my father gave it to me, the picture was included on a Gorongoza safari book and of course I have treasured it and now I feel very priviledged to share with all my fellow friends and ships enthusiasts