Works for liners

Homeric

Passenger turbine ship, Home Line, Panama.

Shipyard	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy
Transformation	Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico, Cantiere di Monfalcone
Tonnage	18,563 tons
Length	195.5 m
Breadth	24.20 m
Motor system	2 sets of double-demoltiplication turbine-reducers
Manufacturer	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy
Power	28,450 HP
Cruising speed	22 knots
Passengers	147 (I), 1.096 (Tourist class).
1931	18 July, launched for Matson Navigation Co., named Mariposa
1932	2 February, maiden voyage San Francisco – Honolulu - Sydney
1941	commandeered by the War Shipping Administration and used as troop-ship by US Navy
1946	Laid up in Alameda
1953	sold to Home Line Inc., Panama
1954	renamed Homeric, sails from Alameda towards Monfalcone, where is delivered to the C.R.D.A. shipyard
1955	24 January, maiden voyage Venice - New York, starts its service from the ports of the English Channel to New York
1963	October, exclusively used for cruising in the Caribbean Sea with departure from New York
1973	1 July, fire causing serious damages
1973	16 July, reaches Genoa for repairing, but serious damages compromise recovery actions
1974	29 January, reaches Kaohsiung (Taiwan) to be dismantled by Feng Steel Enterprises Co.

Architects and interior designers
Romano Boico, Aldo Cervi, Gustavo Pulitzer Finali, Nino Zoncada.

Artists
Giovanni Majoli, Tranquillo Marangoni, Marcello Mascherini, Dino Predonzani, Gianni Russian, Tullio Silvestri.

Works by Mascherini:

1. Ulisse e le sirene (1954, bronze, h. 400 cm., cat. 431), sculpture assembly placed on a central pillar of the first-class gala room.