SS Andrea Doria Disaster

How much do you know about the 1956 sinking of the Italian liner Andrea Doria?

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What ship struck the Andrea Doria, causing its sinking?	MS Stockholm
How many aboard the Andrea Doria died, from the collision or other injuries?	46
How many of the Stockholm's crew died in the collision?	5
What day did the ships collide, or what day did the Andrea Doria sink?	July 25 or July 26, 1956
Who was the "miracle girl", initially feared to have died in the collision but later found alive aboard the Stockholm?	Linda Morgan
What was the name of the french liner, which saved the most passengers from Andrea Doria?	SS Ile de France
What concept car was lost in Andrea Doria's garage during the sinking?	Chrysler Norseman
About how many hours did the Andrea Doria stay afloat after the collision?	11
What actress, who performed in the film Three Secrets, had to wait for her young son to arrive at the pier following their escape and separation during the evacuation in an uncanny parallel to that movie's plot?	Ruth Roman
What actress, Cary Grant's third wife, also escaped from the liner?	Betsy Drake
Where was the Andrea Doria headed?	New York CIty
What journalist for the Boston Traveler won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 for his photography of the sinking?	Harry A. Trask
What famous oceanographer and shipwreck discoverer visited (the wreck was found soon after it sank) the wreck in 1995?	Dr. Robert Ballard
Due to the number of deaths diving on the wreck site of Andrea Doria, the dive has been compared to what Himalayan peak?	Mt. Everest
The former MS Stockholm is still afloat and in service today. What is it called now?	MV Astoria