On the night of July 25, 1956, a collision between the ocean liners SS Andrea Doria and MS Stockholm killed 51 people and prompted one of the largest civilian maritime rescues in history.

Jan 11, 2023 · The 1956 collision between the SS Andrea Doria and the MS Stockholm near Nantucket left 51 people dead and led to one of history’s largest civilian rescues at sea. What it lacked in speed and size, the SS Andrea Doria made up for in beauty.

Andrea Doria the morning after the collision with Stockholm in fog off Nantucket Island. The hole in her starboard side from the collision with Stockholm is visible near the waterline below the starboard bridge wing. Andrea Doria and Stockholm collided at almost a 90° angle.

At 11:10 p.m., the Stockholm's bow struck the Italian liner at her most vulnerable place, ripping open seven of Andrea Doria's eleven decks and rupturing her fuel tanks. The 50-foot-wide gash destroyed two of the watertight compartments.

Jan 16, 2018 · On the foggy night of July 25, 1956, fifty-three miles southeast of Nantucket in the North Atlantic, the Stockholm sliced through the Doria’s steel hull. Within minutes, water was pouring into the Italian liner. Eleven hours later, she capsized and sank into the ocean.

Aug 21, 2016 · In dense fog off of Nantucket on the night of 25 July, 1956, the beautiful pride of the Italian Line, Andrea Doria, was hit on the starboard bow by the Swedish motor ship Stockholm.

Jun 12, 2008 · What we know for sure is that the Andrea Doria left its home port in Genoa, made several stops, and was nearing New York, its final destination. The Stockholm left New York on its way to...

The Stockholm, driven by 14,600 horsepower, sliced through the Andrea Doria's steel hull like a dagger stabbed into an eggshell. The Stockholm's bow was constructed of two rows of extra-heavy steel plating an inch thick, separated by an air space two feet wide.

At 11:10 p.m. on July 25, 1956, 45 miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria and the Swedish ocean liner Stockholm collide in a heavy Atlantic fog. Fifty-one...

How was it possible that two great ocean liners, manned by experienced crews and having the latest 1950's radar technology, could collide in open waters? Many factors came together in the same instant, sealing the fate of the Andrea Doria.