MS Rhapsody (cruiseferry)

MS Rhapsody in Sete
History
Name	1996–2014: Napoleon Bonaparte 2014–onwards: Rhapsody
Owner	1996–2014: SNCM 2014–onwards: MSC
Operator	1996–2014: SNCM 2014–onwards: Grandi Navi Veloci
Port of registry	1996–2014: Ajaccio,  France 2014–2016: Valletta,  Malta 2016–onwards: Genoa,  Italy
Ordered	24 February 1994
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire,  France
Cost	F1,1 Billions
Yard number	D31
Laid down	13 February 1995
Launched	16 September 1995
Acquired	4 April 1996
Maiden voyage	26 April 1996
In service	1996–present
Identification	Call sign: 1996–2014: FNNB 2014–2016: 9HA3648 2016–onwards: IBME IMO number: 9104835 MMSI number: 247362600
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Cruiseferry
Tonnage	44,307 GT
Length	172 m (564 ft 4 in)
Beam	30.4 m (99 ft 9 in)
Draught	6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Installed power	4 × SEMT Pielstick 18PC2.6B 43,000 kW (combined)
Propulsion	Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers
Speed	238 knots (441 km/h; 274 mph)
Capacity	2,650 passengers 2,220 passenger beds 708 vehicles
Crew	179

MS Rhapsody, is an Italian cruiseferry operated by Grandi Navi Veloci. She was built at Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France for the French ferry operator SNCM as Napoleon Bonaparte.^[1] In 1996, she was put on the Marseille–Corsica route,^[1] replacing the old ferry Napoleon which was moved to the Marseille–Algeria–Tunisia route. On October 27, 2012, the ship broke its moorings in the port of Marseille due to strong winds, violently struck the dock, and sunk in the harbour.^[2] Due to its financial difficulties, SNCM was unable to repair the ferry, and sold it to the Italian shipowner MSC in 2014.^[3] Refloated, the ship was renamed Rhapsody and transferred to Grandi Navi Veloci to sail first between Italy and Albania, and then from 2017 on the Genoa-Porto Torres route.^[1]

• Largest ferries of Europe

• Media related to IMO 9104835 at Wikimedia Commons
• Rhapsody on Grandi Navi Veloci official website