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History [1826/1900] [1900/1960] [1960/2000]

To the beginning of the ' 900 the Lariana has to disposition 17 steamboats.

July 1926 enters in service the motor-ship Milano, for the transport of 500 passengers, while in the July of 1927 it comes launched the Trento, with long propulsion to propeller 24 meters.
In the 30' years navigation on the Lake Como endures one bending, due above all to the development of the motorization on road, the Lariana society is looked at forced to ask one appropriation the Ministry for the Communications.

Just in order to come encounter to the automotive requirements, in 1939 it comes instituted a service of ferry between Cadenabbia and Bellagio, with the motochiatta set in action Tremezzina from a motor It shears of 120 cv.

In 1940 the war arrives, the impossibility to make maintenance, the deficiency of the fuel and the lack of staff make to throw down the situation. In autumn of the ' 44 the Lariana far away decides the decentralization of the fleet from the usual anchorages, between Ossuccio and the Comacina island finds shelter great part of the fleet, the ships come covered from nets and vegetation in order to render them less visible to the passages of the airplane.

1945 with the arrival of allies the reconstitution to the fleet has beginning.31 December 1950 expires the concession to the Lariana for the navigation service on Lake Como.
The situation throws down 21 August of 1952 when to the center of the Lariana registered letter from the inspectorate of the containing Motorization succeeds in one the injunction one to suspend the navigation service immediately, it closes therefore one of the most glorious societies than navigation lake of Italy.

The management comes mail under commisione and passes in governmental hand.
With the Governmental Management, they come launches to you between ' 52 and the ' 53 various new boats: the Varese, Benaco, Narcisio and six motorboats of the series Birds.