SS Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian ocean liner launched on 24 September 1961 for Lloyd Triestino's Genoa—Sydney service. Her sister ship was SS Galileo Galilei. Guglielmo Marconi left Genoa on her maiden voyage on November 18th 1963. In 1976, Guglielmo Marconi was transferred to the Naples-Brazil-River Plate service of Italian Line.[1]
In 1979 she was transferred to Italia Crociere as a full-time cruise ship. This was not a success and she was sold to Costa Lines in 1983. After a two-year rebuild, the ship reappeared as Costa Riviera for Costa Cruises in 1985. Costa Riviera alternated between Caribbean and Alaskan cruising during her time with Costa Cruises.[2]
Postcard of Costa Riviera at sea.
In 1993, American Family Cruises was launched, a joint venture between Costa and Bruce Nierenburg, to operate cruises aimed at young American families with children. AFC were not successful, and the ship sailed for Genoa in September 1994 where she was converted back to the Costa Riviera, and began cruising her last years in Europe.
American Adventure in Key West Harbor.Costa Riviera at sea in 2001.
Costa Riviera was sold for scrap under the name Liberty in 2001.[1]
Referencesedit
^ ab"TN Galileo Galilei & TN Guglielmo Marconi". SS Maritime.
^"Costa Riviera in Costa Fleet List Page 3". Simplon - The Passenger Ship Website.
January 01, 1970
guglielmo, marconi, italian, ocean, liner, launched, september, 1961, lloyd, triestino, genoa, sydney, service, sister, ship, galileo, galilei, guglielmo, marconi, left, genoa, maiden, voyage, november, 18th, 1963, 1976, guglielmo, marconi, transferred, naples. SS Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian ocean liner launched on 24 September 1961 for Lloyd Triestino s Genoa Sydney service Her sister ship was SS Galileo Galilei Guglielmo Marconi left Genoa on her maiden voyage on November 18th 1963 In 1976 Guglielmo Marconi was transferred to the Naples Brazil River Plate service of Italian Line 1 SS Guglielmo Marconi Gugliemo Marconi seen on a Lloyd Triestino postcardHistory NameGuglielmo Marconi 1963 1983 Costa Riviera 1983 1993 American Adventure 1993 1994 Costa Riviera 1994 2001 Liberty 2001 2002 OwnerLloyd Triestino 1961 1976 Italian Line Italia Crociere Internazionali 1976 1979 1979 1983 Costa Lines Costa Cruises 1983 1985 1985 1993 American Family Cruises 1993 1994 Costa Cruises 1994 2001 Port of registry1963 1983 Trieste Italy 1983 2001 Genoa Italy RouteGenoa Naples Messina Port Said Aden Fremantle Melbourne Sydney BuilderCantieri Riuniti dell Adriatico Monfalcone Italy Yard number1863 Launched24 September 1961 CompletedOctober 1963 Maiden voyage18 November 1963 IdentificationIMO number 5137391 FateScrapped 2001 General characteristics TypeOcean liner TonnageAs built 27 905 GRT 1983 28 137 GRT Length701ft 213 7m Beam94ft 2in 28 6m Draught28ft 3in 8 6m Installed power44 000shp 32 800kW PropulsionGeared turbines twin screw Speed24 knots Capacity156 1st class 994 tourist Crew443In 1979 she was transferred to Italia Crociere as a full time cruise ship This was not a success and she was sold to Costa Lines in 1983 After a two year rebuild the ship reappeared as Costa Riviera for Costa Cruises in 1985 Costa Riviera alternated between Caribbean and Alaskan cruising during her time with Costa Cruises 2 Postcard of Costa Riviera at sea In 1993 American Family Cruises was launched a joint venture between Costa and Bruce Nierenburg to operate cruises aimed at young American families with children AFC were not successful and the ship sailed for Genoa in September 1994 where she was converted back to the Costa Riviera and began cruising her last years in Europe American Adventure in Key West Harbor Costa Riviera at sea in 2001 Costa Riviera was sold for scrap under the name Liberty in 2001 1 References edit a b TN Galileo Galilei amp TN Guglielmo Marconi SS Maritime Costa Riviera in Costa Fleet List Page 3 Simplon The Passenger Ship Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Guglielmo Marconi amp oldid 1183819512, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
