Andrea Doria
F2. Maritime Culture, Heritage, Archaeology, Art and MuseumsDefinition
Italian liner sunk in 1956, subject of subsequent salvage and exhibition.
The Andrea Doria was an Italian Line ocean liner that sank on 26 July 1956, the day after colliding with the Swedish liner Stockholm off Nantucket, Massachusetts, on the evening of 25 July 1956. 46 people died; over 1,660 were rescued, aided by the liner Ile de France. The wreck lies at about 240 feet and is among the most-dived and most-deadly recreational wreck sites. The collision, in fog, became a study in radar misuse and ranks as one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters of its era.
Source: US/Italian maritime casualty record; collision off Nantucket 25 July 1956, foundered 26 July 1956.