Built as a cruise vessel under yard No 5899 by Fincantieri Breda at Marghera, Italy and completed by Nuovi Cantiere Apuania, Marina di Carrara, Italy under yard No 1138 for Costa Crociere, Naples.
23 April 1992 keel laid down.
28 November 1992 floated out as the COSTA ROMANTICA.
Tonnage 53,049 grt, 7,781 dwt., dim.220.52 x 3079 x 7.30m. (draught), length bpp. 181.9m.
Powered by four 8ZAL40S Sulzer diesel engines, 22,800 kW, twin shafts, speed 19.5 knots.
Accommodation for 1697 passengers.
22 September 1993 after christened by Mrs. Maria Alessandra Costa Fantoni in Venice delivered to owners, Italian flag and registry. Homeport Genoa.
At that time she and her sister the COSTA CLASSICA were the largest passenger vessels under the Italian flag.
07 October 1993 she sailed from Genoa for her maiden voyage to the Canary Islands.
21 November 1993 based at Miami and in a service from Miami to the Caribbean.
During the Northern summer season used for cruises from European ports.
From 2000 again based in Genoa.
25 February 2009 she got a small fire in the engine room off the coast of Uruguay, she was for more as 24 hours dead in the water and there was no electricity or running water, after she was partly repaired she steamed near the coast off Punta del Esta where the passengers were evacuated by landing-boats.
From 2000 she sailed during the summer some routes to the Baltic and the Norwegian fjords.
2001 She was freshened up with new furnishings curtains carpets and fabrics.
29 October 2011 she arrived at the San Giorgio del Porto shipyard, Genoa for a refit.
After her refit accommodation for 1800 passengers.
Tonnage 57,150 grt, 7,781 dwt.
February 2012 returned to service and renamed COSTA neoROMANTICA.
2013 In service, owner given as Costa Crociere SPA, who also managed her. Imo no 8821046.
Pitcairn Island 2013 $2.00 sg?, scott?
Source: http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/costa_romantica_1993.htm http://www.equasis.org http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz
September 1884 launched as the WENDUR.
Tonnage 2,046 gross, 1,982 net, dim. 89.17 x 12.80 x 7.21 m.
Ship rigged.
13 November 1884 made her maiden voyage under command of Captain R. Ramsey from the Clyde to Calcutta, India where she arrived on 4 March 1885 after a passage of 111 days.
In 1886 made she a speedy passage from San Francisco to Queenstown in 117 days.
1894 Command was taken over by Captain Frank R. Whitson.
July 1894 sailed from Fredrikstad to Melbourne where she arrived on 24 September after a passage of 81 days.
4 July 1895 sailed again from Fredrikstad for Melbourne with a cargo of boards and paper.
1896 She made a record voyage when she sailed from Newcastle NSW to Valparaiso in 29½ days.
1896 Command was taken over by Captain W.R. Nicoll, and in 1904 by Captain E.R. Kendrick.
1906 Her rigging reduced to a barque rig.
1909 Command taken over by Captain W. Thomas.
09 March 1912 she arrived at Plymouth with a cargo of wheat from Port Pirie, Australia for orders,
She made the passage in 117 days during that passage she had encountered bad weather, after arrival reported the loss of some sails and damage on deck.
11 March 1912 after have received orders to discharge in Swansea she sailed from Plymouth, during midnight she ran upon the Seven Stones, Scilly Islands during fine weather and a light northerly breeze, and she foundered in deep water very quickly.
The impact during grounding was so heavy that the helmsman was thrown completely over the wheel, and the four masts came down with a mighty crash.
The crew launched the lifeboats, the starboard lifeboat was smashed, the crew got away in the port lifeboat. 17 Men and Captain G.H. Blackstock were picked up and rescued by a Lowestoft steam drifter, but the steward and two sailors were missing, the rescued men were landed at Penzance.
St Maarten 2011 405c sg?, scott?
Source: http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships ... endur(1884).html and various other websites. The Last of the Windjammers Vol ! by Basil Lubbock.
Submitted by Capt A Palmhof.
