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Provence
 
Provence - Enrico C - EnricoCosta - Symphony - Aegean Spirit - Ocean Glory 1
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards of the long-lived, British-built, SGTM liner Provence. She was completed by Swan Hunter on the Tyne in 1951, for the SGTM service from Marseille to Dakar and South America. She was sold in 1965 to Costa Line, who had already operated her under charter. Provence was renamed Enrico C and again in 1987 as Enrico Costa. She was then sold in 1994 to Starlauro, operating as the Symphony. The Starlauro fleet was renamed MSC in 1995. In 2000, she was chartered from MSC to Golden Sun Cruises, as the Aegean Spirit. In 2001 she began operations as Ocean Glory 1, but was refused permission to sail from Dover in July after failing safety and hygiene tests. She remained at Dover at the end of August 2001, with reports in the papers that the crew were still on board, unpaid, and running out of food. Ocean Glory 1 did not sale commercially again, being sold for scrap for $1.7 MUSD.
 
 
Ship Names on this Page:-
Provence - SGTM 1951-65
Enrico C - Linea Costa 1965-87
Enrico Costa - Costa Crociere 1987-94
Symphony - StarLauro 1994-1995
Symphony - MSC 1995-2000
Aegean Spirit - Golden Sun Cruises 2000-2001
Ocean Glory 1 - 2001
 
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Provence
(SGTM: 1951-65)
 
The Provence was built on the River Tyne in 1951 for the Marseilles-based Soc.Gen.Transports Maritimes (SGTM) for their services to South America.
 
 
Official SGTM postcards of Provence
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Art postcard showing the SGTM Provence liners of 1867 and 1951
PROVENCE - SGTM



Gebruder Spanjersberg (Rotterdam) postcard of Provence on her maiden appearance in New York.



The card below shows Provence in SGTM colours, although it was actually published by Costa, to whom she was chartered from 1962.






Enrico C
(Costa: 1965-87)
 
The Provence sailed for Costa from 1962 under charter, but was purchased in 1965 and renamed Enrico C. She sailed from Genoa to Buenos Aires. From 1972 she was used for cruising only.
 
 
 
Official Costa card of Enrico C



Official Costa card of Enrico C



Official Costa card of Enrico C



A Costa art card of Enrico C, from the Costa Liners set using paintings by Stephen J.Card.
Enlarged images of the complete set are shown on this link.






Enrico Costa
(Costa: 1987-94)
 
 
The Enrico C was renamed Enrico Costa in 1987, being extensively refitted in 1989, as shown in the lower of the two official Costa cards below.



Official Costa card of Enrico Costa



Official Costa card of Enrico Costa



Official Costa card of Enrico Costa



This commercial card of Enrico Costa , published by Proud Productions, shows her in Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta.



Ultrafoto commercial postcard GEN414 of Eugenio C and Enrico C at Genova, with an enlargement of the ships shown below.






A Pieter Oost postcard of EnricoCosta (no serial number).



Simplon Postcards issue sc2052, released November 1994, of EnricoCosta.
Location: Rouen, 1993
Photographer: Clive Harvey



Simplon Postcards issue sc2097, released June 1997, of EnricoCosta.
Location: Bergen, June 2nd 1993
Photographer: Jenny Williamson



Photograph of EnricoCosta in the North Sea Canal.
Photo: Wil Moojen, 3rd July 1993.



Photograph of EnricoCosta in the North Sea Canal.
Photo: Wil Moojen, 24th July 1994.






Symphony
(StarLauro: 1994-95)


The Enrico Costa was sold to Starlauro in 1994, being renamed Symphony, as shown in the official card below.



Starlight Cruises postcard of Symphony.



Simplon Postcards issue sc2098, released June 1997, of Symphony.
Location: Cape Town, January 10th 1995
Photographer: Errol M.Cornish






Symphony
(MSC: 1995-2000)


Starlauro later restyled themselves as Mediterranean Shipping Cruises (MSC), as shown in the official card below.



Simplon Postcards issue sc2099, released June 1997, of Symphony.
Location: Palma, August 1996
Photographer: Michael V.Ralph






Aegean Spirit
(Golden Sun: 2000-2001)


In 2000, Symphony was under charter to Golden Sun Cruises, and was renamed Aegean Spirit (earlier reports suggested Aegean II, though I do not know if this was ever carried).
 
 
 
This postcard of Aegean Spirit, showing correct colours, has been issued by Nelson de Barros Pereira.
It shows Aegean Spirit at Patmos, Greece, on 12th July 2000, using a photograph by the publisher.






Ocean Glory 1
(2001)
 
In 2001, Symphony began operating as the Ocean Glory 1. She was prevented from sailing from Dover on 3rd July 2001, having failed safety and hygiene inspections. I am not aware of any postcards issued as Ocean Glory 1.
 
 
 
The photo below of Ocean Glory 1 was taken by Mike Tedstone in Piraeus on Monday 18th June 2001, shortly before her problems in Dover.
She was still owned by an MSC subsidiary at this time.



This photo was taken of Ocean Glory I from a departing Dover-Calais ferry in foggy conditions. Luckily the weather had improved by the time I returned as shown below
Photo: � Ian Boyle, Friday 10th August 2001



The photographs below were taken by Ian Boyle in Dover on Friday 10th August 2001. Ocean Glory I had been moved from the cruise terminal to the Eastern Breakwater.
There were reports in the newspapers that the crew were still on board, unpaid, and running out of food.



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