1956, july : The SS Andrea Doria was an ocean liner for the Italian Line (Società di navigazione Italia) home ported in Genoa, Italy.On July 25, 1956, while sailing off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts bound for New York City, the Andrea Doria collided with the eastward-bound SS Stockholm of the Swedish-American Line in what was to become one of history's most famous maritime disasters. Cover of italian newspaper CORRIERE DELLA SERA, 27 july 1956.