Guglielmo Marconi (ship, 1963)

Guglielmo Marconi

As Costa Riviera in front of Cannes, 2001

Ship data flag  Italy other ship names Costa Riviera (1984-1993) American Adventure (1993-1994) Costa Riviera (1994-2002) Liberty (2002) Ship type Cruise ship home port Genoa Shipping company Lloyd Triestino Shipyard Cantieri Riuniti dell`Adriatico, Monfalcone Build number 1863 Launch September 24, 1961 takeover October 30, 1963 Commissioning September 18, 1963 Decommissioning 2001 Whereabouts Scrapped in India in 2002

Ship dimensions and crew length 213.65 m ( Lüa ) width 28.71 m Draft Max. 8.6 m measurement 27,905 GRT   crew 470

Machine system machine 4 × De Laval San Andrea steam turbines Machine performance 32,365 kW Top speed 24 kn (44 km / h)

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 1750

Others Registration numbers IMO no. 5137391

The Guglielmo Marconi was a passenger ship put into service in 1963 by the Italian shipping company Lloyd Triestino . In 1977 the ship was converted for cruises and put into service for Costa Crociere in 1984 , where she remained in service as Costa Riviera until 2001 .

history

The Guglielmo Marconi was built at Cantieri Riuniti dell`Adriatico in Monfalcone and launched on September 24, 1961. After delivery on September 30, 1963, the ship began its first crossing from Genoa to Australia , where it was in service for the next fourteen years. In 1977 the ship was decommissioned and sold to the Italian Line , which operated it until January 1980 under the newly established own brand Italia Crociere for cruises. Then, after three years of lay- in , it was sold to Costa Crociere and converted into a pure cruise ship.

As an American Adventure off Key West

From 1993 to 1994 the ship operated as an American Adventure . During this time the ship was used by Costa Crociere and Bruce Kidneyburg. It was geared towards cruising for young American families with children. Since this was not very successful, the ship was used again for cruises in Europe in September 1994. In 2002, however, it was sold to India for scrapping and renamed Liberty for the crossing .

Sister ship

The Guglielmo Marconi had a sister ship with the Galileo Galilei , which sank in 1999 as Sun Vista .

Web links

Commons : IMO 5137391  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• technical data and history of the ship on faktaomfartyg.se (Swedish)
• Costa Fleet List - Costa Riviera