Passenger motor ship, Flotta Lauro, Napoli.
Original shipyard | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maaatschappij, Amsterdam |
Transformation | Cantieri Navali Riuniti e del Tirreno, Genoa |
Tonnage | 24,377 tons |
Length | 205.5 m |
Breadth | 25.45 m |
Motor system | 3 Sulzer diesel motors |
Manufacturer | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maaatschappij, Amsterdam, under Sulzer’s license |
Power | 38,000 HP |
Cruising speed | 26 knots |
Passengers | 180 (I), 378 (interchangeable), 1162 (Tourist-class). |
1938 | 8 September, launched and named Oranje for Stoomvaart Maaatschappij Nederland (Nederland Line), Amsterdam |
1939 | 27 June, delivered to shipowners; the original dimensions were 20,017 tons, length 199.9 m, passengers 283 (I), 283 (II), 92 (III), 82 (IV) |
1939 | 4 September, maiden voyage Amsterdam - Batavia through Cape of Good Hope |
1939 | December, laid up in Surabaya due to war in Europe |
1941 | February, transferred to Sydney and transformed into hospital ship |
1941 | 30 July, starts its service for Australian navy |
1946 | 19 July, returns to shipowners |
1950 | February, first voyage Amsterdam – Panama – Auckland – Sydney – Singapore – Suez - Amsterdam |
1964 | 4 September, sold to Achille Lauro, Naples, renamed Angelina Lauro, radically transformed in Genoa |
1966 | 6 March, maiden voyage Bremerhaven – Southampton – Genoa – Naples – Suez – Melbourne – Sydney - Wellington |
1979 | 31 March, destroyed by fire in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands |
1979 | 30 July, the wreckage is recovered and towed through Panama by the Japanese towboat Nippon Maru |
1979 | 24 September, the towed ship capsizes and sinks 600 miles off Californian coast. |
Architect and interior designer
Carlo Pouchain.
Artists
Stefania Beraldo, Arnaldo de Angelis, De Laurentis, Giorgio de Chirico, Pio e Silvio Eroli, Sigfrido Maovaz, Tranquillo Marangoni, Marcello Mascherini, Federico Morgante, Luciano Minguzzi, Giò Pomodoro, Dino Predonzani, Federico Righi, Maria Savinio, Gregorio Sciltian, Luigi Spacal.
Works by Mascherini: