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Concordia (ex - XXVIII Ottobre)
Operating Area : Lake Como, ItalyConcordia in a
view taken in June 2008 at ComoBuilders : N Odero at
Genoa Engines : Triple Expansion by the builders
: Cylinders 460, 700 and 1080 mm x 1120 mm
: 600 HP
Length : 53.66 metresEntered service : 1927
Renamed Concordia in 1943
Out of service 1973-1977, being extensively refurbished for the 1977
season:
- Restaurant facilities created in the aft saloon
- A new saloon built above the after saloon
- New boiler Taken out of service in 2012 requiring with boiler problems and in need of a general renovation On August 20th 2015 (after 18 months with little activity) she was taken into the covered dock at Como-Tavernola She returned to the water in late December 2015 Out
of service for the 2021 season with engine repairs being undertaken.
The damage brought an end to her 2020 season on September 13th CONCORDIA PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Concordia is one of the few "half-saloon" ships still
in existence : down half a deck to the lower saloon aft and
up half a deck to the upper saloon
View across the engine space into the forward roundel on the
main deck