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The Mariposa (14,812 grt, 564 ft. long) was originally built as a C4-type cargo ship.
She was bought by Matson Line in 1955 and rebuilt for South Pacific service, commencing in 1956.
In 1971, Pacific Far East Line took over the ship for cruising on a similar Pacific route from San Francisco to Sydney.
By 1978 she was laid up. In the 1980s she was sold to China and finally scrapped in the mid-1990s.
Her sister, the Monterey, followed a similar career with Matson Line and Pacific Far East Line.
She was sold to breakers in 2006, after several years cruising for MSC Crociere of Italy.
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Great Ships website has more on the history of the Mariposa and Monterey (see "Matson Line" section).
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This page last updated July 27, 2020.
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