The Andrea Doria was a passenger ship in Italy - shipping company of the Group or Company Finmare Italy, internationally known as Italian Line. Built at the Ansaldo shipyards in Genoa Sestri Ponente, was launched June 16, 1951 and carried out its maiden voyage January 14, 1953. The ship took its name from the sixteenth century Ligurian. The Andrea Doria could carry up to 1241 passengers, and when it was launched, was one of the pride of Italy, who was then trying to rebuild its reputation after the Second World War. Worthy successor to the liners of the thirties, the Andrea Doria was the largest and fastest passenger ship of the Italian fleet line and was considered even more secure.
On 25 July 1956, moving away from the coast of Nantucket and headed for New York, the Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish ship Stockholm of the Swedish America Line, in what was one of the most famous maritime disasters in history. Although nearly all the passengers survived (died 46 passengers, mostly staying in the cabins from the bow of Stockolm invested), the ship, with a side completely torn, lay down on its side and sank after 11 hours on the morning of Thursday 26 July 1956, off the American coast. The inclination of the ship rendered useless half of the boats (all those on the opposite side) but after the Titanic disaster of 1912 had been improved procedures for emergency communications and other ships could call in aid, also the procedures and evacuation operations were quick and efficient. The incident received a great coverage by the media, the Andrea Doria was the last great ocean liner to sink before the plane is imposed as a means of transport for long voyages of the Atlantic Ocean. (Excerpt from Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia)
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