Concordia

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PS Concordia (ex - XXVIII Ottobre)

Operating Area : Lake Como, Italy

Concordia in a view taken in June 2008 at Como

Builders : N Odero at Genoa
Engines : Triple Expansion by the builders : Cylinders 460, 700 and 1080 mm x 1120 mm : 600 HP
Length : 53.66 metres

Entered 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	View into the lower saloon aft

2008 : including the photos above

2017 (including photo leaving Menaggio, above)

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