Bornholm (2) was built in 1961 by Burmeister & Wain, for the Bornholm company and is registered at Ronne, entering service between Copenhagen-Rønne. 4895grt - 98m long - 1500 passengers (later 1800) - 333 berths (later 493) - 16.5 knots. In 1963 she was chartered for a round trip from Southampton to Tristan da Cunha to return the main body of passengers displaced by the eruption of the volcano. Besides the passengers, the Danish ship carried 200 tons of stores and equipment, including an X-ray machine, a prefabricated building to replace their old general store, supplies of potatoes, Scotch gin, chickens, a stock of Communion wine and six sheepdogs.
In 1965 and 1969 Bornholm was rebuilt to increase accommodation, berths rising from 333 to 493. She was replaced in 1978 by the Povl Anker and sold to Chinese owners. She served in the Far East as Min Zhu and Pu Tuo Shan, until broken up in 2001.
SG83,548 various web sites and Sea Breezes 5/65