S.S. Konig Albert

The S.S. Konig Albert was built by A.G. Vulcan in 1899 for North German Lloyd. She was launched on June 24th 1899 and celebrated her maiden voyage from Hamburg to the Far East. On April 16th, she went to the Genoa, Naples, New York service and stayed on that route until 1914. During the Great War, she took shelter in Italy but was seized by Italy in March 1915. At this time, the ship was renamed Ferdinando Palasciano and was mostly used as a hospital ship. In 1920, the vessel was transferred to the Navigazione Generale Italiana line continued the Genoa, Naples, New York service. In 1922, she was renamed Italia and was mostly used as a exhibition ship. In 1926, the Konig Albert was scrapped in Italy.

• Length: 152.19 m (499 ft 3 in)
• Beam: 18.35 m (60 ft 2 in)
• Propulsion: two funnels, twin screw, two masts
• Speed: 15 knots (17-18 Mph)
• Capacity: 10,643 tons
• Occupancy: 227 1st class, 119 2nd class, and 799 3rd class passengers

Maria Moscardelli (Born: 1873) was on this vessel along with her two children Maria and Rosa Cucchi leaving behind their home in Calascio, Italy in October of 1906. Leaving from the port of Naples, their destination was Decatur, IL where husband Vincenzo was awaiting their arrival.

Domenica Polidori (Born: 1884) came to America on this ship from the port of Napoli in 1913 to be reunited with her husband Angelo Molinari (Born: 1883) in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania.