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Achille Lauro
History
Name
Willem Ruys (1947–1965)
Achille Lauro (1965–1994)
Namesake
Willem Ruys
Achille Lauro
Owner
1947–1965: Royal Rotterdam Lloyd
1965–1989: Achille Lauro FU G. & C.
1989–1994: Star Lauro S.P.A.[1]
Operator
Royal Rotterdam Lloyd (1947–1964)
Flotta Lauro Lines (1965–1989)
StarLauro (1989–1994)
Port of registry
1947–1965: Rotterdam
1965–1994: Naples
Ordered
7 May 1938
Builder
KM 'De Schelde' S&M, Vlissingen
Yard number
214
Laid down
25 January 1939[1]
Launched
1 July 1946[1] (Delayed due to WWII)
Christened
by HM Queen Wilhelmina[2]
Completed
21 November 1947[1]
Maiden voyage
2 December 1947[1]
Out of service
30 November 1994
Identification
Call sign: PIQF → IBHE[1]
IMO number: 5390008
Fate
Sank on 2 December 1994 off the coast of Somalia due to fire on board.
General characteristics
Tonnage
21,119 GRT as built
23,629 GRT after refurbishment
Length
642 ft (196 m)[2]
Beam
82 ft (25 m)[2]
Draft
29.3 ft (8.9 m)[2]
Decks
9 [2] (6 passenger accessible)[1]
Installed power
2 × Sulzer/ Winterthur + 6 × Sulzer/de Schelde
32,000 bhp (24,000 kW)[1]
Propulsion
2 propellers[1]
Speed
22.0 kn (40.7 km/h; 25.3 mph)[1]
Capacity
869 passengers (as built)[1]
1,372 passengers[2]
Crew
300 [2]
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MS Achille Lauro was a cruise ship based in Naples, Italy. It was built between 1939 and 1947 as the ocean liner Willem Ruys for Royal Rotterdam Lloyd. In 1965 Achille Lauro bought the ship, had it converted into a cruise ship, and renamed it after himself. In 1985 it was hijacked by members of the Palestine Liberation Front.
The ship was also involved in two serious collisions: in 1953 with the Oranje, and in 1975 with the cargo ship Youseff. It also suffered four onboard fires or explosions: in 1965, 1972, 1981, and 1994. In the last of these, in 1994, the ship caught fire and sank in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.
^ abcdefghijk"Name ship: Willem Ruys". Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
^ abcdefgWard, Douglas (1995). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Oxford: Berlitz. ISBN 978-2-8315-1327-0.
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