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ro/ro corriere del sud
Photo from Commis’s
collection #6307
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Ship |
Corriere del Sud (1972) |
Building Spec. |
Cantieri Navali Luigi Orlando, Leghorn,
Italy, 1970 – N° 131 |
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Call Sign |
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IMO Number |
7015339 |
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GRT |
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DWT |
2.946 |
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Dimensions |
105,3 x 17,5 x 5,09 |
Engines |
2
Fiat – GMT 16c, 7.999 kW |
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Speed |
20 knots |
Passengers |
12 |
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Beds |
12 |
Cars |
0 |
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Lane Metres |
948 |
Sister Ships |
Kibris Yildizi |
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Registry Port |
Trieste |
Flag |
Italian |
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Former Names/Own. |
Espresso Calabria – Traghetti
del Mediterraneo 1970 Corriere del Sud – Traghetti
dell’Adriatico 1971-72 |
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New Names/Own. |
Corriere del Sud – Linee
Canguro 1978-81 Guatemala – ???? 1981-82 Falcon Express – ???? 1982-88 El Carrier
– ???? 1988 Affondata l’11/12/1988 come “El
Carrier” nel Mar Mediterraneo all’altezza di
Bengasi. |
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The “Corriere del Sud” is part of a
four-ro/ro serie composed by three sister vessels and one similar,
built by Luigi Orlando yards of Leghorn for Traghetti del Mediterraneo.
Launched as “Espresso Calabria”, was transferred by the owner to the
newly-established company Traghetti dell’Adriatico, named as “Corriere
del Sud”, operating from Trieste to Piraeus,
Benghazi, Tripolis, Genoa and Marseille. After a
short time, the ferry was first chartered, then sold to Adriatica
Navigazione, being employed from
