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MS Antonia Graza (fictional ship)

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In the 2002 film the MS Antonia Graza is based on the SS Andrea Doria
History
Name: Antonia Graza
Port of registry:  Italy
Builder: Shipyards of Genoa, Italy
Launched: 1954
Out of service: May 21, 1962
Fate: Abandoned and lost, 1962
General characteristics
Class and type: Antonia Graza class ocean liner
Capacity: 600+
Crew: 500

M.S. Antonia Graza, is a fictional, Italian trans-Atlantic passenger ship created for the 2002 film Ghost Ship.

Known for catering to the elite of Europe, the ship could carry 600 or more passengers, along with its 500-person Italian crew. The Graza couldn't compete for speed so it excelled in luxury, it was a floating masterpiece.

The Antonia Graza was reported missing May 21, 1962, off the coast of Labrador. No alarm or announcement was ever given that the ship was in trouble. Trouble for the Graza begins when it assists the sinking vessel, SS Lorelei May 19, 1962. Only one survivor was pulled from the wreckage, but they did salvage many cases of unmarked gold bars. Madness ensued on deck when the Italian crew members divulged a plan to murder the guest and split the gold evenly. Some of the guest were poisoned, some where cut in half, and others shot, once the guests were dead the crew turned on each other. The ship drifted around until it was found by a tugboat in the Bering Strait. The ship, within the week prior had collided with the Bowers Ridge peak which tore into the port collision bulk head. Resulting with a breach in the hull about 10x20. All of the salvage crew disappeared aside from one person who survived the final sinking of the ship.

In the film the SS Antonia Graza is based off the SS Andrea Doria which sunk off the coast of Nantucket.

On its final voyage, the Antonia Graza had around 500 crew members on board, all Italian. Among the missing crew, included Italian cabaret singer Francesca who performed the night the vessel vanished.


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