ss Jerusalem

9,920 tons; length 488 ft., width 65 ft., draft 21 ft, 18.5 knots; 186 cabins; 566 passengers; steam turbines, twin screw; built 1957, sunk enroute to scrapping 1979

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Jerusalem was designed for the Haifa to Naples, Genoa and Marseille service of Zim Lines in the summer. They repositioned it to New York for cruising in the winter, until 1963 when it was decided to have it based in Miami seasonally. In Zim Lines service, it was the newest and largest ship in service out of Miami, boasting a full deck of lounges, an elevator, lido deck and swimming pool, two dance orchestras, three cocktail lounges and twin stabilizers.

Jerusalem was converted to a cruise ship in 1965, and in 1966, it was chartered to P&O Lines as Miami to replace their elderly Florida on 3 and 4-day cruises from Miami to Nassau. In 1968, it was sold to Eastern Steamship Lines as New Bahama Star to replace the retiring Bahama Star, and in 1972 the name was shortened to Bahama Star.

The ship was sold in 1975 to a Venezuelan company and renamed Bonaire Star, remaining laid up until sold for scrap in 1979.

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