Works for liners
Eugenio Costa
Passenger turbine ship, Costa Armatori, Genoa.
| Shipyard | Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico - Cantiere Navale di Monfalcone |
| Tonnage | 30,500 tons |
| Length | 217.45 m |
| Breadth | 29.70 m |
| Height | 14.70 m |
| Motor system | consists of three boilers and two turbine-reducer sets |
| Manufacturer | Fabbrica Macchine S. Andrea, Trieste. |
| Power | 55,000 HP |
| Cruising speed | 28 knots |
| Passengers | 1636 + 424 crew. |
| 1964 | arranged on 4 January, launched on 21 November as last plan of Nicolò Costanzi applying innovative ideas on the hull design |
| 1966 | named Eugenio C. and completed on 22 August 1966; maiden voyage started on 31 August between Genoa and Buenos Aires |
| 1984-87 | widely renovated mostly regarding the passenger arrangement, expanding the Lounge room astern, with the addition of a theatre, increasing the cabins on the Lido Deck and introducing a number of interior changes, renamed Eugenio Costa |
| 1994 | December, sold to Bremen Vulkan |
| 1996 | 1 November, ends the last voyage under the shipowner Costa Crociere |
| 1997 | purchased by Lowline and named Edimburg Castle |
| 1999 | the bankruptcy of Lowline Shipping the vessel moves to the shipbuilder Camel Laird, which renames it as The Big Red Boat II for cruises in the Caribbean |
| 2000 | laid up in Freeport island, Bahamas |
| 2005 | Sails by its means to Alang bay in India, where is demolished. |
Architect and interior designer
Nino Zoncada.
Artists
Massimo Campigli, Emanuele Luzzati, Tranquillo Marangoni, Marcello Mascherini (dal 1985), Enrico Paulucci, Luigi Spacal.
Works by Mascherini:
- Fauno disteso (1958, bronze, l. 220 x h. 120 cm., cat. 500); formerly located in the first-class gala room of ship Federico C.; from 1985 transferred to the passenger turbine ship “Eugenio Costa” till 1997; art collection of Costa Crociere, Genova.
- Danzatrice con tre gabbiani (1959, bronze, l. 120 x h. 126, cat. 512); formerly located, with two sea-gulls, in the lounge room of passenger ship Franca C.; from 1985 transferred to the passenger turbine ship “Eugenio Costa” till 1997; art collection of Costa Crociere, Genova.
