| LOI |
| Building contract |
| Building started |
| Keel laid |
| 9/9/1946 | Launch |
| 10/1947 | Sea trial |
| Second sea trial |
| 7/2/1948 | Delivered to Ab Svenska Amerika Linjen, Göteborg, Sweden |
| 21/2/1948 | Maiden voyage from Göteborg to New York. |
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| 1953/54 | Rebuild by AG Weser, Bremen, W.Germany. |
| 25/7/1956 | Collision with Andrea Doria. 47 dead on Andrea Doria and 5 on Stockholm. |
| 7-11/1956 | Repaired on Betlehem Steel, New York, USA. |
| 11/1956 | Back on Göteborg – New York service. |
| 15/5/1959 | Sold to Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, Rostock, East Germany. |
| 3/1/1960 | Delivered to new owner. New name Völkerfreundschaft. |
| 1960 | Operated by VEB Deutsche Seereederei, Rostock. Cruise service |
| 1966/85 | Winter charters to Stena Line. Cruises from Göteborg to Caribbean and Norway. |
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| 20/7/2020 | South Quay Travel Ltd – which traded under the name Cruise & Maritime Voyages – was placed into administration on 20 July 2020. |
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