SS Eugenio C
Eugenio C
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History | |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Builder | Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico |
Launched | 21 November 1964 |
Christened | by Pinuccia Costa Musso[1] |
In service | 31 Aug 1966[1] |
Out of service | May 2005 |
Identification | IMO number: 6502024 |
Fate | Scrapped at Alang, India 1 June 2005 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 32,753 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 217.3 m (713 ft) |
Beam | 29.3 m (96 ft)[1] |
Draught | 8.6 m (28 ft)[1] |
Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Capacity | 1,636 passengers |
Crew | 424 (maximum) |
The SS Eugenio C was a 1966
History
Eugenio C was ordered for the South American service by Costa (
Costa sold the Eugenio Costa to the Bremer Vulcan shipyards in part exchange for the construction of the
Cammell Laird chartered the vessel to
Demise
The Big Red Boat II was sold to Argo Ship Management, who kept her up on the market. By 2005 it was obvious cruise companies were not willing to take their chances with her due to her history of mechanical problems. The vessel was renamed Red Boat, stopping in the Azores to refuel before being broken up for scrap at Alang scrapyards.[5]
References
- ^ ISBN 2-8315-1327-8.
- ^ "Eugenio C : Eugenio C - EugenioCosta - Edinburgh Castle - Big Red Boat II". Simplonpc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Eugenio C (Costa: 1966-84)". Simplonpc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Edinburgh Castle". Simplonpc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ a b "S.S. Eugenio C". Ssmaritime.com. 5 June 2000. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "SS The Big Red Boat II". Ssmaritime.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Big Red Boat II". Simplonpc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2010.