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SS Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei - Gugliemo Marconi.jpg
A postcard of SS Galileo Galilei
History
Name:
  • 1963-1984: Galileo Galilei
  • 1984-1990: Galileo
  • 1990-1997: Meridian
  • 1997-1999: Sun Vista
Owner:
Operator:
  • 1983-1977: Lloyd Triestino
  • 1979: Italia Crociere
  • 1984-1989: Chandris Fantasy Cruises
  • 1990-1997: Celebrity Cruises
  • 1997-1999: Sun Cruises
Port of registry:
Ordered: 1960
Builder: Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy
Yard number: 1982
Launched: 2 July 1961
Acquired: March 1963
Maiden voyage: 23 March 1963
In service: 23 March 1963
Out of service: 20 May 1999
Fate: Sunk 21 May 1999
Notes: Sister ship to SS Guglielmo Marconi
General characteristics (as built)
Tonnage:
Length: 213.65 m (700 ft 11 in)
Beam: 28.71 m (94 ft 2 in)
Draught: 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
Installed power:
Propulsion: Twin propellers
Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) (service)
Capacity:
  • 1,750 passengers
  • (156 first class, 1,594 tourist class)
General characteristics (following 1984 refit)
Capacity: 1,262 passengers
Notes: Otherwise the same as built
General characteristics (following 1990 refit)
Tonnage: 30,440 GRT
Capacity: 1,428 passengers
Notes: Otherwise the same as built

Coordinates: 4°37′1″N 99°54′6″E / 4.61694°N 99.90167°E / 4.61694; 99.90167

SS Galileo Galilei was an ocean liner built in 1963 by Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy for Lloyd Triestino's Italy—Australia service. In 1979, she was converted to a cruise ship, and subsequently sailed under the names Galileo and Meridian. She sank in the Strait of Malacca in 1999 as the Sun Vista.

Ordered by Lloyd Triestino in 1960,Galileo Galilei was built in Italy for the Australian immigrant route. Galileo Galilei was launched on 2 July 1961. On 23 March 1963, the ship entered service for Lloyd Triestino, doing Mediterranean cruises before departing on its official maiden voyage from Genoa, Italy to Sydney, Australia on 22 April 1963. In November of the same year, she was joined on the route by her sister ship SS Guglielmo Marconi. Originally the ships traveled to Australia via the eastern route, passing through Suez Canal in both directions, but in the later years the return trip to Europe was via the Panama Canal. They also routed to Australia via the Cape of Good Hope in the late 1960s and early 1970s.


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