Works for liners
Federico C.
Turbine ship, Giacomo Costa fu Andrea – Linea C., Genoa.
| Shipyard | Ansaldo, Genoa Sestri Ponente |
| Tonnage | 20,416 tons |
| Length | 184.61 m |
| Breadth | 24.04 m |
| Motor system | 2 sets of double-demoltiplication turbine-reducers |
| Manufacturer | Stabilimento Meccanico Ansaldo, Genoa Sampierdarena |
| Power | 31,000 HP |
| Cruising speed | 22 knots |
| Passengers | 243 (I), 300 (II), 736 (III). |
| 1957 | 31 March, launched from Sestri Ponente; it is the first transatlantic specifically built for Costa and the first ship equipped with stabilizing fins to reduce rolling |
| 1958 | 14 March, maiden voyage Genoa – Naples – Barcelona – Lisbon - Buenos Aires - Rio de Janeiro – Montevideo |
| 1966 | 3 June, first voyage Genoa - Fort Lauderdale - San Juan de Portorico - St. Thomas - La Guaira |
| 1968 | Undergoes renovation works with reduction to two passenger classes only |
| 1983 | 29 November, sold to Premier Cruise Line, renamed Royale, serving as cruising ship in the Caribbean Sea with departure from Miami |
| 1985 | renamed Starship Royale |
| 1989 | 2 January, bought by Dolphin Cruise Line and renamed Seabreeze I |
| 1998 | Dolphin Cruise Line fleet is merged by Premier Cruise Line |
| 2000 | 14 September, sequestrated in Halifax following the shipowner’s bankruptcy; 1 December, the creditor bank purchases it by auction; 15 December, sails from Halifax towards Charleston; it sinks on 17 December during a storm 200 miles East of Cape Charles, while the crew is brought to safety by the helicopters of U.S. Coast Guard. |
Architect and interior designer
Nino Zoncada.
Artists
Massimo Campigli, Emanuele Luzzati, Giovanni Majoli, Marcello Mascherini, Enrico Paulucci, Ferruccio Quaia, Piero Zuffi.
Works byMascherini:
- Fauno disteso (1958, bronze, l. 220 x h. 120 cm., cat. 500), hanging on the first-class gala room wall; since 1985 replaced on the passenger turbin ship “Eugenio Costa” till 1997; art collection of Costa Crociere, Genova.
