MS Rhapsody, is an Italian cruiseferry operated by Grandi Navi Veloci. She was built at Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France for the French ferry operator SNCM as Napoleon Bonaparte.[1] In 1996, she was put on the Marseille–Corsica route,[1] replacing the old ferry Napoleon which was moved to the Marseille–Algeria–Tunisia route. On October 27, 2012, the ship broke its moorings in the port of Marseille due to strong winds, violently struck the dock, and sunk in the harbour.[2] Due to its financial difficulties, SNCM was unable to repair the ferry, and sold it to the Italian shipowner MSC in 2014.[3] Refloated, the ship was renamed Rhapsody and transferred to Grandi Navi Veloci to sail first between Italy and Albania, and then from 2017 on the Genoa-Porto Torres route.[1]
,_S%C3%A8te_cf01.jpg) MS Rhapsody in Sete
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| History | |
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| Port of registry | |
| Ordered | 24 February 1994 |
| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire,  France |
| Cost | F1,1 Billions |
| Yard number | D31 |
| Laid down | 13 February 1995 |
| Launched | 16 September 1995 |
| Acquired | 4 April 1996 |
| Maiden voyage | 26 April 1996 |
| In service | 1996–present |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruiseferry |
| Tonnage | 44,307 GT |
| Length | 172 m (564 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 30.4 m (99 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 238 knots (441 km/h; 274 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 179 |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c "M/S Napoleon Bonaparte (1996)".
- ^ "Le Napoléon Bonaparte: Un fleuron du transport maritime". 29 October 2012.
- ^ "La SNCM vend le ferry "Napoléon Bonaparte" à l'italo-suisse MSC". 10 April 2014.
External links
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Media related to IMO 9104835 at Wikimedia Commons- Rhapsody on Grandi Navi Veloci official website
