| SS Christoforo Colombo | |
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| Owners: | Italian Line |
| Built: | by Ansaldo Shipyards of Genoa, Italy |
| Launched: | 1953 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1954 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1982 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
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| Tonnage: | 29,191 gross tons |
| Length: | 700 feet (216. The Italian Line or Italia Line, also known as the Società di navigazione Italia, was a passenger shipping line that operated regular transatlantic service between Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 6 m) |
| Beam: | 90 feet (27. 9 m) |
| Power: | Steam turbines |
| Propulsion: | Twin screws |
| Speed: | 23 knots |
| Passenger Capacity: | 1,055 passengers: 229 First Class, 222 Cabin Class, 604 Tourist Class |
SS Cristoforo Colombo was an Italian ocean liner built in the 1950s, sister ship of the famed and tragic SS Andrea Doria. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest An ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one Seaport to another along regular long-distance Maritime routes according to a schedule The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive History Features Andrea Doria had a length of 212 m (697 feet) a beam of 27 m
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Origins and construction
The origins of the Cristoforo Colombo lie in the situation of the Italian Line at the end of World War II. The Italian Line or Italia Line, also known as the Società di navigazione Italia, was a passenger shipping line that operated regular transatlantic service between World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including 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. History Following North German Lloyd 's successful capture of the Blue Riband with its and duo of ocean liners the Rex was intended to be Italy's effort to History In November 1932 she made her maiden voyage to New York. 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. Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English 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.
Italian Line service
After the Andrea Doria was sunk after a collision with the MS Stockholm in 1956, the Cristoforo Colombo was on her own until 1960 when the ship was accompanied by the Andrea Doria's replacement, SS Leonardo da Vinci. Service history At with a Gross tonnage of 12165 Stockholm was the smallest passenger ship operating on the North Atlantic route at the time Concept and construction The Italian Line had lost most of their passenger liners during World War II, including the prestigious SS ''Rex'' and
In the spring of 1964, the Cristoforo Colombo carried the Pietà from the Vatican to the 1964 New York World's Fair. The Pietà (pl same Italian for pity) is a subject in Christian art depicting The Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most Vatican City, officially the State of the Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano is a Landlocked sovereign City-state whose territory The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was the third major World's Fair to be held in New York City Pietà was put in a crate that was filled with plastic foam, which was lowered onto a rubber base in the first class pool where the least damage was likely to happen to it. During the actual loading, the Cristoforo Colombo had been put in dry dock so that she would not move and jeopardize the crate and its content. A drydock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform Only easily removable snap hooks secured the crate so that it could be released easily in case of accident. In case the Cristoforo Colombo sank during the voyage, the crate had the ability to float. In New York, the crate was lifted by a heavy-lift floating crane onto a barge that was put alongside the ship.
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. Design and construction The Italian Line had begun planning new ships in 1958. Design and Construction Italian Line had begun planning new ships already in 1958. The Cristoforo Colombo was taken out of trans-Atlantic service and replaced the smaller MS Saturnia and MS Vulcania on the Adriatic trade. The MS Vulcania was built by Cantiere Navale Triestino Monfalcone, Italy in 1926 for the Italian company Cosulich Line 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.
Retirement from Italian Line service
In 1973, the Cristoforo Colombo was taken out of the Adriatic service. She was supposed to go on the South American run to replace the MS Giulio Cesare that had suffered serious mechanical problems. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a She stayed until 1977, when it became uneconomical to keep the Cristoforo Colombo running. She was sold to Venezuela, where she was used as an accommodation ship for workers at Puerto Ordaz. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Puerto Ordaz is a planned city which together with the older settlement of San Felix forms Ciudad Guayana in Bolívar State, eastern Venezuela.
In 1981, the Cristoforo Colombo was sold to Taiwanese scrappers. Taiwanese ( Pe̍h-oē-jī: Tâi-oân-oē or Tâi-gí;; Tongyong Pinyin: Táiwānhuà Táiyǔ Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄚˋ However, upon arrival at Kaohsiung, Cristoforo Colombo was towed to Hong Kong with the hopes that someone would express interest in buying the ship. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders However, when no one appeared the Cristoforo Colombo was towed back to Kaohsiung in the autumn of 1982 and scrapped.
References
- SS Cristoforo Colombo (2003). Greatoceanliners.net.
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