MS Giulio Cesare
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Name | MS Giulio Cesare |
Namesake | Julius Caesar |
Operator | Italian Line |
Port of registry | Genoa, ![]() |
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Yard number | Number 1756 |
Launched | 18 May 1950 by Md. Donna Ida Einaudi, wife of the President of Italy |
Completed | 27 October 1951 |
Maiden voyage | 27 October 1951 |
Out of service | 14 January 1973 |
Fate | Scrapped on 20 April 1973 at Terrestre Marittima Shipyards, La Spezia, Italy |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | 27,078 GRT |
Length | 207 m / 681 ft |
Beam | 26.6 m / 87.2 ft |
Draught | 8.5 m / 28 ft |
Installed power | powered by “Societa Anonima Fiat” diesel engines |
Propulsion | Twin screws -37,000 BHP; 16.5 |
Speed | 23.3 knots |
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Crew | 493 |
MS Giulio Cesare was a luxurious ocean liner built for the
During
The building of the 27,000 GRT Giulio Cesare and Augustus marked the start of a new era for the Italian Line; furthermore, other large Italian liners were being built, such as the SS Andrea Doria and her sister ship SS Cristoforo Colombo, both 29,000 GRT. In 1958, these two great liners were followed by SS Leonardo da Vinci. SS Michelangelo and her sister ship SS Raffaello which were the last and the biggest liners of the Italian Line.
Design and construction
MS Giulio Cesare was built by
The Augustus and the Giulio Cesare were powered by Societa Anonima Fiat diesel engines. These engines were the largest and most powerful ever built,[citation needed] and were found to cause severe vibrations in her passenger accommodation, however, they produced 35,000 HP, providing 23.3 knots, which made her popular.
The exterior design of Giulio Cesare and her sister attracted many passengers because of their fat and round bows, curved superstructures, modern masts, tall large funnel, and graceful sterns. They also provided full air-conditioning for passengers. The ships were divided into three classes: First, Cabin, and Tourist. There were swimming pools for each class. The First class cabins had two or four roomed suites, one and two berth cabins, and private facilities and phones. The Cabin class were provided with a bathroom and one, two or four berth cabins. The Tourist Class accommodation lacked some of the luxuries of the other classes, but were still considered modern and comfortable .
Service history
She was initially placed on the Genoa-Buenos Aires service after her maiden voyage. But she was transferred to the Genoa-Cannes-Naples-New York City service on 29 June 1956, and operated this route until 1960 when she was returned to the Italy-South America route after she has made 32 round voyages on the North Atlantic route. She remained on her South America route for the next thirteen years. She was refitted in 1964. After the refit, she received a new cinema, and the Cabin and Tourist Class dining rooms were combined. Her three classes were also merged into a First and Tourist class after the refit. However the number of passengers she and her sisters were carrying began to decline. She developed problems with her rudder on 14 January 1973, and had to return to Naples. The Italian Line decided to sell her for scrap. She was laid up at Naples on 14 January, and departed on 20 April for the Terrestre Marittima Shipyards, La Spezia, Italy where she was broken up, the first post-war built Italian liner to be scrapped.
References
External links
- "Italia Line MS Giulio Cesare & Augustus - M/S Philippines". Ssmaritime.com. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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