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MV Bianca C.
Passenger ship sunk off Grenada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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MV Bianca C. was a passenger ship that sank on two occasions, the first time in France before being completed, and the second time after an explosion and fire off the island of Grenada.
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![]() Bianca C. on her maiden voyage with Costa Cruises off coast of Genoa, 1959 | |
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Builder | Boatyard at La Ciotat |
Launched | June 1944 |
Completed | July 1949 |
Maiden voyage | 1944 |
In service | 1944 |
Out of service | 1961 |
Fate | Caught fire and sunk on 24 October 1961 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger ship |
Tonnage | 18,427 gross register tons (GRT) when lost[1] |
Length | 180 m (600 ft)[2] |
Capacity | 400 passengers[2] |
Crew | 300[2] |
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