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Italia
Line
MS Giulio Cesare
& Augustus
M/S Augustus later
became the hotel ship M/S Philippines
Late
News: Sadly,
she was sold to an undisclosed buyer and in September 2011 she departed under
tow for Alang India.
Here
we see the MS Giulio Cesare whilst she was on the North American service in Boston in September 1956
Photograph taken by Don Gammon
This page covers
these ships mostly from when they commenced their North American service in
1956 as this page presents a special brochure produced by Italia Lines for this
service. Both ships were employed on this service to replace the sad demise of
the Andrea
Doria, which had an accident with the MS Stockholm,
and the Italian liner had sunk, whist the Swedish liner had relatively minor
damage. The MS Giulio Cesare was placed on the Genoa
to New York service on June 29, 1956, and the
MS Augustus followed with her first voyage from Genoa
to New York
on February 7, 1957. The MS Giulio Cesare returned to her South American
service in 1960, whilst the MS Augustus returned to her Italy South American La
Plata duties in September 1961.
For full details on
both ships and MS Augustus’ final incarnation as the MS Philippines, see
the respective pages via the index at the bottom of the page.
Photo
Album
The above brochure is from the authors
collection
MS
Augustus is seen here in Tenerife in 1966
having returned to the South American service and after her refit and now a two
class ship
The
MS Giulio Cesare is seen here in Trieste Italy
Italia Line postcard from the author’s collection
I trust you have enjoyed viewing
these images the brochure is very rare indeed
MS Augustus & Giulio Cesare
INDEX:
MS Augustus & Giulio Cesare
INDEX:
Page One
… MS Augustus
Page Two … MS Giulio Cesare
Page Three … MS
Giulio Cesare & Augustus - Photo Album
Page Four … M/S
Philippines
Page Five … M/S Philippines
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Photographs taken whilst for sale
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details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. I hereby invite if owners
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that there is no legal comeback when it comes to the net. However, let us show
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credit is due!
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that all photographs are duly credited and that this notice is displaced on
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