M/S Argonaut of the Epirotiki Lines
Originaly builded as a yacht in 1929 in Germany for an american wool manufacturer and named Orion.
On 1940 purchased by USN and reconstracted as a gunboat with name USS Vixen PG-53.
Served during WWII, after the war ended in 1945, the Vixen remained in the Navy but was decommissioned on 24 May 1946. She was transferred to the War Shipping Administration and was sold on 21 January 1947. The Vixen was converted into the cruise ship Orion (her original name) in 1950. In 1964, the Orion was purchased by the Epirotiki Lines and was completely rebuilt and renamed Argonaut. She enjoyed much success as a cruise ship and in 1996 was sold to a company in Egypt. Renamed the MV Regina Maris, the old gunboat was used for cruises in the Red Sea. As of June 2002, she was laid up at Alexandria, Egypt, and was on the market for sale. Finally scrapped in Alang, India