MS Achille Lauro
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MS Achille Lauro was a cruise ship based in Naples, Italy. It was built between 1939 and 1947 as the ocean liner Willem Ruys for Royal Rotterdam Lloyd. In 1965 Achille Lauro bought the ship, had it co
Achille Lauro
The Achille Lauro on fire during her conversion work in 1965
Lifebuoy from the Achille Lauro (at top right), now on display in the Rotterdam Maritime Museum
MS Willem Ruys
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MSC Cruises S.A. is global cruise line founded in 1988 in Naples as part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company and based in Geneva; it has operations offices in Naples, Genoa and Venice. In addition t
MS Achille Lauro
…At the end of 1964, due to a strong drop in passenger numbers, Willem Ruys was laid up in Rotterdam and put up for sale. In 1965, she was sold to the Flotta Lauro Line and renamed Achille Lauro after the company's owner. She was extensively rebuilt and modernized after an August 1965 onboard explosion, and entered…
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