The ferry site

M/F Grande America


Route-
IMO9130937
Building year1997
Building yardFincantieri, Palermo, Italy (#5984)
OwnerGrimaldi Deep Sea Spa.
Operator-
Length214,9 m
Breadth32,25 m
Draft9,4 m
GT56.642
Machinery1 * Sulzer 7RTA6ZU
Speed18,5 kn.
Number of passengers12
Number of beds12
Number of cars2.500
Lanemetres2.500
Port of registryPalermo
FlagItaly
Former namesGrande America (1997-2019) - Grimaldi Lines
Former ownersGrimaldi Group Spa (1997-2012)
Sister shipsGrande Africa, Grande Argentina, Grande Atlantico, Grande Brasile, Grande Nigeria, Grande San Paolo,
Notes10/3-2019: Fire breaks out on board while it is on its way from Hamburg to Casablanca. All 27 aboard are rescued.

12/3-2019: Sinks in Biscay.
    M/F Grande America

    Photo: Lucien van der Horn (Westerschelde 10/7-2016)