Friday, April 11, 2008

Re d'Italia Transport Ship

Built by Sir James and Sons limited, Sunderlund, England, 1907. 6560 gross tons; 430(bp) feet long, 52 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 14 knots. 2020 passengers (120 first class, 1900 third class). Built for Lloyd Sabaudo, Italian flag, in 1907 and named Re d'Italia. Italy-New York and Italy-South America Service. Scrapped in Italy in 1929.

No comments: