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Is anyone aware of this and if so any renderings? I thought I knew all there was to know about the four funneled liners but I wasn't aware of this.
Regards, Kaiser
The vessel's name came from Count Camillo Benso di Cavour. He was a statesman and a leading figure in Italy's unification and also the first Prime Minister of the new Kingdom of Italy.
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quote:Originally posted by sslewis:The projected liner is well documented in Maurizio Eliseo fabulous Transatlantici.It has a color side elevation, but I won't scan it as it damages the books spine.Surely there must be something on the net?The 4 funnelled Ad would have been as elegant as Lusitania/Mauretania !
Thanks for reminding us where to see this wonderful ship! The book has not only a color side-elevation, but also color, almost 3-D general arrangement plans. These would have been very interesting vessels, had they been built.
You're right about being impossible to scan; for such an expensive book, no one is going to split it open just to scan one page!
Rich
I'm quite surprised that these planned ships weren't mentioned in "Majesty at Sea" ... that book is so detailed and thorough. I'm assuming that it isn't in "Damned by Destiny", a book that is next on my "to get" list.
Does the book mention the planned tonnage of the Andrea Doria and her sister?
quote:Originally posted by kaiser:I'm quite surprised that these planned ships weren't mentioned in "Majesty at Sea" ... that book is so detailed and thorough. I'm assuming that it isn't in "Damned by Destiny", a book that is next on my "to get" list.Does the book mention the planned tonnage of the Andrea Doria and her sister?Regards, Kaiser
"Majesty at Sea" only deals with the 14 4-funnelled liners which were actually built. "Damned by Destiny" does not mention these 2 Italian liners at all, but they had to be selective out of the literally thousands of planned but unbuilt liners.
According to the plans, the 2 ships would have been 32,000 tons, 237 metres long, 25 knots. They were originally planned about 1913-1914, but World War I intervened. The plans were revised in the 1920s, but I think by then, the original designs might have been out-of-date. The 4th funnel was a dummy, and by 1925, Diesel engines were being considered. With the collapse of Transatlantica Italiana, the plans were shelved forever.
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