| LOI |
| 1/4/1950 | Building contract |
| Building started |
| 20/1/1951 | Keel laid |
| 18/10/1952 | Launch |
| Sea trial |
| Second sea trial |
| 30/9/1953 | Delivered to AB Svenska Amerika Linjen, Göteborg, Sweden |
| 24/11/1953 | Göteborg – New York service summer seasons and cruises winter seasons. |
| 1961 | Stabilizers fitted. |
| 12/6/1964 | Sold to Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL), W.Germany |
| 21/8/1965 | Last transatlantic voyage. |
| 15/10/1965 | Delivered to new owner. New name Europa. |
| 10/1965 | Refurbished n Bremerhaven |
| 9/1/1966 | Maiden voyage from Bremerhaven to New York. |
| Trans atlantic voyages in summer and cruises in winter seasons. |
| 1/9/1970 | Transferred to Hapag-Lloyd Ag, Bremen, W.Germany |
| Continue cruises and trans atlantic voyages. |
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| 11/1981 | Sold to Costa Armatori SpA, Genova. Italy. Panama flag, New name Columbus C. |
| Continue cruises. |
| 29/7/1984 | Hit a breakwater at Cadiz, Spain. She reached her berth , but sunk soon after passengers and crew was evacuated. |
| Refloated later |
| Sold to Mirak SA, Spain |
| 2/4/1985 | Arrived to Barcelona for scrapping. |
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