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ANDREA DORIA OFF SARDINIA by Robert Lloyd
Considered by many to be one of the finest looking ships ever to put to sea, the Andrea Doria is unfortunately best known for her untimely end
Built at the Ansaldo yard in Genoa and launched in June 1951, Andrea Doria made her maiden voyage to New York in January 1953. Presented as an icon of Italian design, style and cuisine, the ship proved immediately popular and for her short career was always full to capacity.
Despite being billed by her owners as one of the largest and safest ships afloat, Andrea Doria suffered from inherent stability problems, first shown up when, after being hit by a large wave, she began to list badly. In spite of this mishap, the ship continued on its route until July 1956
Off the coast of Nantucket, New Jersey on the night of 26 July 1953 Andrea Doria collided with the smaller MS Stockholm and immediately took on a severe list that rendered half her lifeboats inoperable. Despite this, major improvements in damage control and safety equipment since the sinking of Titanic allowed 1600 people to be saved while 46 people were killed in the initial collision.
IMAGE SIZE 24" x 14" (610mm x 356mm)
OVERALL SIZE 28" x 18.5" (711mm x 470mm)
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