Costa Concordia
cruise ship that ran aground in a maritime accident in 2012.
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Summary
Costa Concordia is a cruise ship[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of cruise ship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,680 views/month, #3 of 415).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Italy[3]
- Instance of: shipwreck[4]
- Owned by: Carnival Corporation & plc[5]
- Operator: Costa Cruises[6]
- Manufacturer: Fincantieri[7]
- Location: Giglio[8]
- Vessel class: Concordia-class cruise ship[9]
- Commons category: Costa Concordia (ship, 2006)[10]
- Shipping port: Genoa[11]
- Port of registry: Genoa[12]
- End time: January 13, 2012[13]
- Yard number: 6122[14]
- Service entry: July 2006[15]
- Service retirement: January 13, 2012[16]
- Significant event: order[17], keel laying[18], service entry[19], ship launching[20], maiden voyage[21], service retirement[22], shipwrecking[23]
- Location of creation: Fincantieri[24]
- Maximum capacity: 3780[25]
- Gross tonnage: 114,147[26]
- Date of official opening: July 7, 2006[27]
- Native label: Costa Concordia[28]
- Short name: Concordia[29]
- Length: 290.2 m[30]
- Width: 35.50 m[31]
- Speed: 23 knot[32]
- Beam: 35.5 m[33]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Costa Concordia include Concordia-class cruise ship[34], a ship class[35], founded in 2006[36].
Why It Matters
Costa Concordia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include Concordia-class cruise ship[34], a ship class[35], founded in 2006[36].