Ss Ausonia Cruise Ship

RMS Ausonia II 1922-65 The RMS Ausonia was the second Cunard vessel to bear the name.

Ss ausonia cruise ship. It had already been rumoured in 2008 that this superb ex Italian liner now operating as a Greek cruise ship would be decommissioned which was such a sad thought for she was still in perfect condition in every sense of the word and I personally know many who sailed on her and raved about her interior and exterior state. Principal passenger cruise ships retired since 1985 Note. They were the largest ships built in Italy since SS Rex and SS Conte di Savoia in the 1930s.

The A Class of 1922 were the Andania Antonia and the Ausonia. These ships were originally intended for the England to. In the maritime beauty pageant stakes the Ausonia punched way above her weight.

The name Ausonia originates from the ancient name for Italy which was named after Auson son of Ulysses and father of the Ausones. Built by CANTIERI RIUNITI DEL ADRIATICO in 1957 she was owned and operated by ADRIATICA LINES on the Trieste-Egypt-Lebanon service until 1978 AUSONIA was as built 11875 GRT propelled by steam turbines with a top speed of 25. Built in 1971 as the NORDIC PRINCE by WARTSILA in Finland the ship was operated by Royal Caribbean and had a GRT of 18346 she was 169 meters long with a top speed of 22 knots.

Seen as built - SS Ausonia Farewell Ausonia. M S CAROUSEL. She was scrapped in 2010.

The SS LEONARDO DA VINCI was an ocean liner built by ANSALDO SHIPYARDS at Genoa in 1960 the ship was intended as a replacement for the ill-fated ANDREA DORIA to operate on the North Atlantic run with ITALIAN LINE she was as built 33340 GRT and had a top speed of 255 knots. The 11879 GRT Gross Registered Ton SS Ausonia was built especially for Adriatica Lines Trieste-Egypt-Lebanon service by Cantieri Riuniti dell Adriatico Monfalcone. Cunard launched three intermediate liners in the early 1920s.

Initially painted in shades of green to emulate the legendary CARONIA their cargo gear was removed and their public rooms were restyled by noted designers like Jean Munro and Michael Inchbald. She spent her early years on North Atlantic crossings from Rotterdam to New York and in seasonal cruising. The sharp proud curve of her prow and.