FAMIGLIA MARSANO

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SOCIETÀ DI NAVIGAZIONE SOMALA
SOCIETÀ DI NAVIGAZIONE ITALO-BALTICA
COMPAGNIA SARDA DI NAVIGAZIONE

FAMIGLIA MARSANO

Andrea Marsano was born in New York in 1904, from a Genoese family. He studied in Genoa, when he arrived in 1915, when his father opted to get back to his native country at war.

In 1930, at 26, he started his ship-owning business.
Andrea Marsano was one of the Italian forefathers in the field of transport of fresh fruits. His name is also connected to the first ever ferry line from Genoa to Sardinia. He also worked, showing good knowledge, in the sector of coastal and river lines in Italy.
The ships he owned were often built on designs he commissioned himself.

He died on April 24, 1967.

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FAMIGLIA MARSANO

Andrea Marsano was born in New York in 1904, from a Genoese family. He studied in Genoa, when he arrived in 1915, when his father opted to get back to his native country at war.

In 1930, at 26, he started his ship-owning business.
Andrea Marsano was one of the Italian forefathers in the field of transport of fresh fruits. His name is also connected to the first ever ferry line from Genoa to Sardinia. He also worked, showing good knowledge, in the sector of coastal and river lines in Italy.
The ships he owned were often built on designs he commissioned himself.

He died on April 24, 1967.

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CAPITAN BOTTEGO

The CAPITAN BOTTEGO  was equipped with modern refrigeration systems and was used for the transport of bananas from Somalia.

  • Marsano
  • 1933
  • Cantiere Eriksberg, Gòteborg – Sweden
  • 95,35 mt
  • 12,4 mt
  • 2316 tls
  • 16 knots

Built in Sweden on a commission by owner Andrea Marsano, together with the Duca degli Abruzzi and the Capitano Cecchi, she formed a group of three ships with double propellers and cooled compartments used to transport bananas from Somalia.

In 1937, when the trade of bananas was monopolized by the Ministry of the Colonies, the three ships were acquired by the Royal Company for Banana Monopoly, the so called RAMB.

She was confiscated by the Navy in Massawa on February 7, 1941 and was registered in the State fleet. She was deliberately sunk by her crew in Nocra, in the Dahlak archipelago, on April 6 1941.

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