SS Eugenio C

Overview

*1966–1987: Eugenio C *1987–1999: Eugenio Costa *1999–2000: Edinburgh Castle *2000–2004: The Big Red Boat II *2004–2005: Red Boat

owner	1966–1996: Costa Line 1996–1998: Bremer Vulkan shipyard 1998–1999: Lowline Shipping 1999–2003: Cammell Laird *2003–2005: Argo Ship Management
operator	1966–1996: Costa Line 1998–1999: Direct Cruises 1999–2000: Premier Cruise Line 2000–2005: laid up
builder	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico
launched	21 November 1964
christened	by Pinuccia Costa Musso‡R1R‡
in service	31 August 1966‡R1R‡
out of service	May 2005
identification	*
fate	Scrapped at Alang, India 1 June 2005

SS Eugenio C was a 1966 Italian-built ocean liner/cruise ship originally owned by the Costa Line. She was scrapped as Red Boat at Alang, India in June 2005.[2]

History

Eugenio C was ordered for the South American service by Costa (Linea C), to replace Frederico C on that route.[3] Her keel was laid on 4 January 1964 at the Cantieri Riunite dell'Adriatico shipyard in Monfalcone,[4] with Eugenio C being delivered to Costa on 22 August 1966, the same day she set out on her maiden trans-Atlantic voyage. For ten years she only operated trans-Atlantic voyages between Genoa and South America, until passenger loading dropped rapidly in the 1970s, when Eugenio C began