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Galileo Galilei, along with her sister Guglielmo Marconi, was like a space-age leap for Lloyd-Triestino when the pair were introduced in the mid-1960s. Initially operating the Italy-Australia run, the two sister ships had long careers and, like so many others, became popular cruise ships in the later part of the century.
GALILEO GALILEI
LENGTH: 700’11”
BEAM: 94’2”
DRAUGHT: 28’3”
TONNAGE: 27,888 GRT
MAX SPEED:24 KN
THE DRAWING
This illustration of 'Galileo Galilei' was completed over the course of three weeks in April 2019 by Michael C Brady and involved around 60 hours of drawing. Original plans and high-definition photographs were studied in order to maintain authenticity.
Dimensions: 1341mm x 459mm, 300DPI
THE DETAILS
Galileo Galilei’s space-age funnel. It featured a unique design which could telescope, thereby further deflecting soot and smoke from passenger decks aft.
The ship’s steel boats were suspended above the promenade deck on strong gravity davits capable of efficient loading in an emergency.
Galileo Galilei’s highly-curved bow - adept at deflecting heavy seas.
The stern ‘gallery’ - layers of promenade decks for passengers and crew to enjoy the sea air.
