"C" Line Fleet List
Fleet List of the "C" Line Showing Ownership, Nationality, Name of Ship, Year Placed in Service, and Gross Tonnage. Gross tonnage equals cubic feet of all enclosed space divided by 100. Notations Regarding the Ship (if any), Such as Previous Name or Renaming, are shown after the Gross Tonnage.
"C" LINE
Giacomo Costa fu Andrea
(Italian)
- Andrea C (1912) 8,604
- Bianca C (1944) 18,427
- Anna C (1929) 11,736
- Federico C (1958) 20,416
Andrea C (1942) Giacoma Costa Line (Italian).
Built by Todd-California Shipbuilding Corp., Richmond, California. Tonnage: 7,867. Dimensions: 425' x 57' (442' o.l.). Propulsion: Single-screw, 15 knots. Motorship. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Previously Named: Ocean Virtue (1948).
Anna C (1929) "C" Line (Giacomo Costa fu Andrea).
Built by Lithgows, Ltd., Port Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 11,736. Dimensions: 506'x 64' (516' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin-screw, 18 knots. Motorship. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Her original diesels were replaced in 1951. Previously Named: Southern Prince (1947).
Federico C (1958) “C” Line (Giacomo Costa fu Andrea).
Built by S. A. Ansaldo, Genoa, Italy. Tonnage: 20,416. Dimensions: 606' (o.l.) x 78'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 21 knots. Steam turbines. Masts and Funnels: Single mast and one funnel. Passengers: 243 first, 300 second, 736 third. Maiden Voyage: Commenced her maiden voyage Genoa-South America, March 22, 1958.
Bianca C (1958) Costa Line of Genoa
Built by Provençale de Construction Navale, La Ciotat, France. Tonnage: 17,321. Dimensions: 562' x 75' (594' o.l.). Propulsion: Triple-screw, 20 knots. Motorship. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Fate: Destroyed by fire off St. George’s, Grenada, October 22, 1961, while cruise trip to the West Indies. Launched as Marechal Petain.
Arosa Sky (1939) Arosa Line.
Built by Provençale de Construction Navale, La Ciotat, France. Tonnage: 17,321. Dimensions: 562' x 75' (594' o.l.). Triple-screw, 20 knots. Motorship. Two masts and one funnel. First voyage as Arosa Sky, Havre-Southampton- Halifax-New York, May 10, 1957. This attractive liner was sold to Costa Line of Genoa in 1958. Renamed: Bianca C (1958). Previously Named: La Marseillaise (1957). Launched as Marechal Petain in 1944. Completed in 1949 as La Marsilllaise.
La Marseillaise (1939) Messageries Maritimes.
Built by Provençale de Construction Nav., La Cio tat, France. Tonnage: 17,321. Dimensions: 565' x 75'. Triple- screw, 20 knots. Motorship. Two masts and one funnel. Launched, June 10, 1944. Note: Scuttled at Port de Bouc by the Germans; raised and reconditioned after World War II. Commenced service under name of La Marseillaise. Service: France-Far East, via Suez Canal. Renamed: (a) Arosa Sky (1957), (b) Bianca C (1958).
Smith, Eugene W., Passenger Ships of the World: Past and Present, Boston: George H. Dean Company, 1963.
