Italian Ocean Liner “SS CRISTOFORO COLOMBO”
From wikipedia:
SS Cristoforo Colombo was an Italian ocean liner built in the 1950s, sister ship of the SS Andrea Doria.
The origins of the Cristoforo Colombo lie in the situation of the Italian Line at the end of World War II. The war had been devastating to them, as two of their newest and largest ships – the SS Rex and SS Conte di Savoia – had been destroyed. The Italian Line at this point decided to build only moderately-sized ships that were very luxurious, comfortable, and stylish.
The Cristoforo Colombo was built in Genoa at the Ansaldo Shipyards. The Andrea Doria was already built by the time Cristoforo Colombo was completed. She was launched in 1953 and was ready for a 1954 maiden voyage. When launched, the Cristoforo Colombo was larger than the Andrea Doria. Hence, the ship was the largest merchant ship in Italian service.
The Cristoforo Colombo and the Leonardo da Vinci were kept as the flagships and the prime Italian ships on the North Atlantic until 1965, when the new SS Michelangelo and SS Raffaello were placed into service. She was painted entirely white in 1966 in order to match with the other ships in the Italian Line, who had abandoned black as a hull color.
History
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Name: |
SS Cristoforo Colombo |
| Owner: | Italian Line |
| Port of registry: | Italy |
| Builder: | Ansaldo Shipyards of Genoa, Italy |
| Launched: | 1953 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1954 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1982 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage: | 29,191 gross tons |
| Length: | 700 feet (216.6 m) |
| Beam: | 90 feet (27.9 m) |
| Installed power: | Steam turbines |
| Propulsion: | Twin screws |
| Speed: | 23 knots |
| Capacity: | ·Passengers:
·229 First Class ·222 Cabin Class ·604 Tourist Class ·1,055 total |
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