SS Galileo Galilei
4°37′1″N 99°54′6″E / 4.61694°N 99.90167°E
SS Galileo Galilei in Sydney | |
| History | |
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| Ordered | 1960 |
| Builder | Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy |
| Yard number | 1982 |
| Launched | 2 July 1961 |
| Acquired | March 1963 |
| Maiden voyage | 23 March 1963 |
| In service | 23 March 1963 |
| Out of service | 20 May 1999 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5411254 |
| Fate | Caught fire and sank in the Straits of Malacca on 21 May 1999 |
| Notes | Sister ship to SS Guglielmo Marconi |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 213.65 m (700 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 28.71 m (94 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in) |
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| Propulsion | Twin propellers |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) (service) |
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| General characteristics (following 1984 refit) | |
| Capacity | 1,262 passengers |
| Notes | Otherwise the same as built |
| General characteristics (following 1990 refit) | |
| Tonnage | 30,440 GRT |
| Capacity | 1,428 passengers |
| Notes | Otherwise the same as built |
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SS Galileo Galilei was an ocean liner built in 1963 by Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy for Lloyd Triestino's Italy–Australia service. In 1979, she was converted to a cruise ship, and subsequently sailed under the names Galileo and Meridian. She sank in the Strait of Malacca in 1999 as the Sun Vista.