SS Leonardo da Vinci (1958)

For other ships with the same name, see SS Leonardo da Vinci.
SS Leonardo da Vinci in Port Everglades, 1975
History
NameLeonardo da Vinci
NamesakeLeonardo da Vinci
Owner
Operator
  • 1960–1976: Italian Line
  • 1976–1977: laid up
  • 1977–1978: Italia Crociere
  • 1978–1982: laid up[1][2]
Port of registryGenoa,  Italy[1]
BuilderAnsaldo Shipyards, Genoa, Italy
Yard number1550[1]
Laid down1958[2]
Launched7 December 1958[1]
Christened
Maiden voyage30 June 1960[1]
In service30 June 1960[1]
Out of service23 September 1978[1]
IdentificationIMO number: 5206518[1]
FateCaught fire and capsized in 1980, scrapped 1982[1]
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage
Length232.60 m (763.12 ft)[2]
Beam28.10 m (92.19 ft)[2]
Draught9.55 m (31.33 ft)[1]
Installed power
  • 4 × Ansaldo steam turbines
  • combined 38792 kW[1]
PropulsionTwin screws[3]
Speed
  • 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (service)[3]
  • 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) (maximum)[1]
Capacity
  • 1,326 passengers (413 first class, 342 cabin class, 571 tourist class) in liner service[3]
  • 984 passengers in cruise service[1]

SS Leonardo da Vinci was an ocean liner built in 1960 by Ansaldo Shipyards, Italy for the Italian Line as a replacement for their SS Andrea Doria that had been lost in 1956. She was initially used in transatlantic service alongside SS Cristoforo Colombo, and primarily for cruising after the delivery of the new SS Michelangelo and SS Raffaello in 1965.[2] In 1976 the Leonardo da Vinci became the last Italian Line passenger liner to be used in service across the North Atlantic.[4] Between 1977 and 1978 she was used as a cruise ship by Italia Crociere but was laid up from 1978 onwards until 1982 when she was scrapped.[1][2]

Named after the famous Italian inventor and artist Leonardo da Vinci, the ship featured numerous technological innovations, including provisions for conversion to run on nuclear power.[2][5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Micke Asklander. "SS Leonardo da Vinci (1960)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Daniel Othfors. "Leonardo da Vinci". The Great Ocean Liners. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Miller, William H. Jr. (1995). Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860–1994. New York: Dover Publications. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-486-28137-7.
  4. ^ Miller (1995). pp. 35, 67, 74, 102
  5. ^ Dawson, Philip (2005). The Liner: Retrospective and Renaissance. Conway. pp. 197–200. ISBN 978-1-84486-049-4.
  6. ^ Ulrich, Kurt (15 April 1999). Monarchs of the Seas. Tauris Parke. p. 138. ISBN 1-86064-373-6.
  7. ^ Mario C. & Kalle Id. "A short history of the Italian Line". Project Michelangelo. Retrieved 9 February 2008.