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SS Andrea Doria (pronounced [anˈdrɛːa ˈdɔːrja]) was a luxury transatlantic ocean liner of the Italian Line (Società di navigazione Italia), put into service in 1953. She is widely known from the extensive media coverage of her sinking in 1956, which included the remarkably successful rescue of 1,660 of her 1,706 passengers and crew.
Apr 12, 2024 · Andrea Doria, Italian passenger liner that sank on July 25–26, 1956, after colliding with the Stockholm off the coast of Nantucket in the Atlantic Ocean. The maritime disaster resulted in the deaths of 51 people—46 from the Andrea Doria and 5 from the Stockholm. The SS Andrea Doria was a flagship.
Jul 25, 2016 · On the night of July 25, 1956, a collision between the ocean liners SS Andrea Doria and MS Stockholm killed 51 people and prompted one of the largest civilian maritime rescues in history.
Jan 11, 2023 · On the night of July 25, 1956, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collided with Sweden’s MS Stockholm in the Atlantic off the coast of Nantucket, leaving 51 people dead. The luxurious Italian ocean liner known as the SS Andrea Doria safely crossed the Atlantic 100 times — but its 101st trip would prove to be its last.
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Jan 19, 2023 · The 1956 Andrea Doria Sinking: Catastrophe at Sea. Cierra Tolentino | Technology, US History | March 11, 2024. Experienced in Atlantic crossings, the Andrea Doria was one of the most popular liners of its time. Although not as glorified as other contemporary ships such as the RMS Titanic, the SS Andrea Doria was one of Italy’s pride and joys ...
Aug 17, 2019 · The Andrea Doria — an opulent, 697-foot Italian ocean liner that ferried travelers from Genoa to New York — has spent the last 60 years in a watery grave, 240 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria was launched on June 16, 1951, and for a country recently ravaged by war, she became a source of national pride and a symbol of a more prosperous future for Italy.
