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linerguy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4289

posted 06-01-2004 09:56 AM

I've bought a new scanner!

Follow the link to pics of ANGELINA LAURO buring in St. Thomas. I bought these at an antique show for $1 for ALL of them.

Here's a tease ... the link is at the bottom

Russ

Full Album Here

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wile1170
First Class Passenger
Member # 4598

posted 06-01-2004 01:01 PM

My parents waited years to go on Angelina...and finally got their chance...the bad part was they were to depart on her the Saturday AFTER she burned in St Thomas. I still remember seeing her burn on NBC Nightly News as a last minute segment, my parents didn't know she was on fire because they were staying overnite in Chicago to catch and early am flight to San Juan...when they got to SJ, they were re-directed onto Cunard Countess....I have too look, I have some photos of her burning that were taken from Cunard Countess that I will post. She was always my favorite liner....

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 06-01-2004 05:59 PM

Here she is under Dutch flag as m.s. Oranje vlagship of the Netherlands Line. She was in 1939 the fastes motership in the world.

As Angelina Lauro in Star lauro colors

With the Costa Line colors

Simplon postcards

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steeplechase
First Class Passenger
Member # 4056

posted 06-01-2004 07:07 PM

Does anybody know the date of the fire, and what became of her?

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linerguy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4289

posted 06-01-2004 11:16 PM

The date of the fire was 30 March, 1979. She settled in 30ft. of water, was refloated on 6 July and, later, was towed to Kaohsiung for scrapping. She never made it ... she sank in the Pacific on 24 September.

Russ

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SouthamptonShips
First Class Passenger
Member # 4758

posted 06-02-2004 02:41 PM

great pics linerguy

and all for a dollar! in UKP thats like just over 55p! at current rates super bargain

wonderful find... keep hunting

Luke

SouthamptonShips.com

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 06-02-2004 04:49 PM

Wonderful selection of photos Russ, bargain indeed. I often wonder how many of such photos just get eventually binned as people think they are no longer of any interest.
Wile1170, would love to see yours too if you can find them.
Pam

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linerguy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4289

posted 06-02-2004 04:59 PM

Thanks.

Since I've bought a new scanner/copier/printer, I'm going to post a lot from my collection ... I have photos that will knock your knickers off (such as unpublished pics taken on board Lusitania, Wilhelm Gustloff, Maurentania (I), etc.

I can finally share this stuff with folks who won't give me blank stares. This is too fun.

Russ

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Grahame
First Class Passenger
Member # 2325

posted 06-03-2004 01:02 AM

They are great archival pictures..and many thanks for sharing them with us linerguy.I travelled from Southampton to Sydney on her as the Oranje in november 1958,amd then again later in the sixties on a cruise from sydney as the Angelina Lauro...She was a great ship,with that unique hull.

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sslewis
First Class Passenger
Member # 3649

posted 06-03-2004 06:48 AM

Russ,
I was priviledged to visit her on the monday 26 march and expected the see the engine-room the folowing monday....
Will never forget the strong smell of fresh paint and carpet throughout.
She had come back from refit and was top notch.
Someone however forgot to switch the sprinklers back on, allowing the galley fire to spread.
Did she actually touched the botom?
It seems her unusual hull stopped her capsizing.
Also, shae sank off Clipperton, a French Navy island in hte Pacific.
Any one dived on her?

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 06-03-2004 07:42 AM

There is a story that while ablaze those passengers a/b where leaving the ship while passengers who returning frome shore where aloud to boarding the burning vessel. Whene they came a/b those passengers where immidiatly send back ashore. it take a while before they stop boarding passengers.

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anthemius
First Class Passenger
Member # 1859

posted 06-03-2004 08:03 AM

Grahame,
did she change very much regarding her interior?

Or was it merely the outward looks that were modernized by Lauro?

Michael

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Onno
First Class Passenger
Member # 3071

posted 06-03-2004 09:17 AM

Am I glad you got a new scanner Russ!

Anyway great pictures of the not so great fire. Angelina Lauro is such an interesting ship. Hard to believe she was once the Oranje (one look at the belly of the “pregnant” lady and you know it) I liked her looks better as the Angelina, IMHO her proportions where strange as the Oranje, I guess this is a case of two ships for the history of one.

I believe much (or all) of her interiors of the Oranje days were replaced when she was transformed to Angelina Lauro.

Best, Onno

PS here is a picture of Oranjes interior. nice Dutch art deco.

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linerguy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4289

posted 06-03-2004 09:44 AM

Glad everyone liked the pics.

How wonderful that a few of you were able to be aboard her! I agree with Onno that she looked better as the Angelina; though I think, as Oranje, her profile would have been more pleasing with an additional stack.

And, yes, her pronounced tumblehome does (or should I say "did") make her look pregnant. It always reminded of Hapag's pre-war Ballin-class.

Lewis, I've read a few different claims that she did touch bottom ... I guess that's what took so long to move her out of the harbor.

Nice interior, Onno, ... thanks. Got to admit, I'm not too familiar with her interiors, pre or post refit. Much better than I anticipated.

Russ

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Guest
First Class Passenger
Member # 1157

posted 06-03-2004 10:30 AM

So both Achillie Laro and Angelina Laro died from fire... not good at all.

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Johan
First Class Passenger
Member # 4458

posted 06-03-2004 10:39 AM

This seemed to be a tendency with Dutch East India Liners : Johan van Oldenbarnevelt also perished in fire in 1963, as the Lakonia, with a serious loss of life.

The pictures are very interesting. I think 'Oranje" looked better than Angelina Lauro, cleaner perhaps ?

The colorcombination with the Costa funnel doesn't look very good, I think, awful really.

I am looking forward to more scanned pictures

Bye

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eroller
First Class Passenger
Member # 1649

posted 06-03-2004 10:42 AM

As a kid collecting brochures, ANGELINA LAURO was always a favorite ship. I loved all the swimming pools! Thankfully I saved all those brochures, and I have a great one of ANGELINA LAURO while being operated by Costa. It's what Costa used to call a "descriptive" brochure, and it's just about the ship with huge photos and a very detailed deck plan. There is no information about itineraries or pricing. Costa used to publish one of these brochures for all their ships, and they were fantastic. I probably have five or six of them for different Costa ships.

If only such a thing were printed today for the ships we love.

Ernie

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sslewis
First Class Passenger
Member # 3649

posted 06-03-2004 11:54 AM

I fully agree with you Ernie!
I used to collect all those fabulous illustrated Booklets.
The also had separate deck plans.
Onno, could you publish or make us a link for the the very unusual interior color pictures a while ago.
She must have had another refit as I remember much green and oranges! Very disco..
As I boarded her, I noted the tumblehome, and the door seems to be leaning away from the pier.
Silly teenager refused to go to the engine-room!
Captain was busy, as ship just came from refit(where they having difficulties with the sprinklers?).
I discovered that she caught fire during the 60's refit, like Achilles! So they were a bit fire prone.
But like Achille, she was very special for an architectural point.
When I got the full GA plans from Lauro, I was shocked to see 3 propellers, and a very fish like hull!
I decided to collect all I could about classic liners et voila..I became a shiplover!
I learnt to dive, and tried the French Navy whose base at Clipperton is near wreck of Angie, but too far!
One day may be?
Has anybody dived them(Achille sank deep too)?

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Onno
First Class Passenger
Member # 3071

posted 06-03-2004 12:06 PM

Ernie, also got a couple of those wonderful descriptive Costa brochures of the Eugenio C. Federico C. Carla C. Enrico C. Danae and Italia. Probably the best brochures I got, a pure homage to each ship.

Louy, I’m not sure which pictures you mean?

Onno

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