S.S. Italia

The S.S. Italia was built by D.& W. Henderson, Glasgow, and was launched for the Anchor Line of Glasgow on Decemeber 7th, 1903. Her maiden voyage started on February 9th, 1904 when she left Genoa for Leghorn, Naples and New York. In May 1918, she made her last Mediterranean to New York voyage before being used for three voyages as a North Atlantic troopship. On December 31st, 1918, she commenced her first Glasgow to New York sailing and resumed New York to Mediterranean sailings on January 22nd, 1919. Her last voyage between Trieste, Messina, Palermo and New York started on July 10th, 1922 and in November 1922 she resumed Glasgow to New York sailings. After one more voyage on this service, she was scrapped in June 1923.

• Length: 121.92 m (400 ft)
• Beam: 14.9 m (49 ft 2 in)
• Propulsion: One steam turbine engines, single screw
• Speed: 14 knots (16-17 Mph)
• Capacity: 4,806 tons
• Occupancy: 20 1st class passengers and 1,400 3rd class passengers

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