60th Anniversary of the "Andrea Doria' sinking

[chengkp75]

And, yesterday, it was announced that the Astoria (ex Stockholm) is going to the scrap yard.

 

https://www.cruisehive.com/the-worlds-oldest-cruise-ship-will-be-scrapped/93414

[CGTNORMANDIE]

5 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

And, yesterday, it was announced that the Astoria (ex Stockholm) is going to the scrap yard.

 

https://www.cruisehive.com/the-worlds-oldest-cruise-ship-will-be-scrapped/93414

Yes…I saw where the ex Stockholm is going to be scrapped…after 75 years service.  This is really remarkable!  

[norboy76]

I thought might find these items interesting as they’re from the Andrea Doria and please take note of the dates on them as one is dated only 13 days before the liner would go to the bottom of the ocean as one has the dates July 11-13, 1956 and the ship was hit on July 25 and sank July 26, 1956. I have stationary, envelopes, a Marconi wireless, bar napkin and weather sheets. Hard to believe only 12 days later she’d be hit and be in the news. The items cover from July 5-13, 1956. The square item with the folds is the cocktail napkin. 

Edited February 24, 2023 by norboy76
Spelling errors and update

[CGTNORMANDIE]

Thank you Norboy…always interesting!

[norboy76]

Sad to think these items are probably some of the last items from that liner, unless passengers from that fateful cruise kept some items with them during the rescue, I wonder if any did?

[donnatello]

And if there were just  the difference of a few seconds the Stockholm might have hit the Doria at the bow instead of just below the bridge, the water tight doors might have prevented it from sinking.

[Heidi13]

13 hours ago, donnatello said:

And if there were just  the difference of a few seconds the Stockholm might have hit the Doria at the bow instead of just below the bridge, the water tight doors might have prevented it from sinking.

 

Water-tight doors are small openings in the major transverse bulkheads that divide the area of a ship below the uppermost continuous deck into water-tight compartments. Most ships are considered 2 compartment vessels, so will remain afloat if 2 compartments are compromised. When open, the water-tight doors  permit the crew to move freely through the lower decks of the vessel. When approaching fog, the W/T doors are closed to complete the integrity of the entire transverse bulkheads. So no, water-tight doors would not have prevented the sinking.

 

The reason Andrea Doria sank is the original collision compromised at least 3 compartments, with ships normally designed to withstand damage to 2 compartments. When the hull is compromised and/or the transverse bulkheads damaged, water-tight doors in the damaged area will not save the vessel. 

 

If the collision had been at the bow, the Collision Bulkhead may have assisted in limiting the damage to the fore peak and 1 other compartment. This may have saved the ship, provided the water-tight doors below the uppermost continuous deck were closed.