MV Bianca C.

Bianca C. on her maiden voyage with Costa Cruises off coast of Genoa, 1959
History
France
Name
  • Maréchal Pétain (1944-1946)
  • La Marseillaise (1946-1957)
  • Arosa Sky (1957-1959)
  • Bianca C. (1959-1961)
BuilderBoatyard at La Ciotat
LaunchedJune 1944
CompletedJuly 1949
Maiden voyage1944
In service1944
Out of service1961
FateCaught fire and sunk on 24 October 1961
General characteristics
TypePassenger ship
Tonnage18,427 gross register tons (GRT) when lost[1]
Length180 m (600 ft)[2]
Capacity400 passengers[2]
Crew300[2]

MV Bianca C. was a passenger ship that sank on two occasions, the first time in France before being completed, and the second time after an explosion and fire off the island of Grenada.

  1. ^ "The Grenada Bianaca C Story". divegrenada.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "The Sinking of the Biana C". grenada-history.org. Retrieved 12 July 2010.