S.S. Perugia
Launched on May 16th 1901, the S.S. Perugia was built by D & W Henderson for the Anchor Line. Her maiden voyage took place on August 12th, 1901 leaving the port of Genoa for Leghorn, Naples, and New York. From 1901 to 1915 she continued her voyages along the Mediterranean and New York. In 1916, it was requisitioned by the British and became a “Q” ship with disguised arms. On December 3rd, 1916 the ship was torpedoed and sunk by a Submarine in the Gulf of Genoa.
• Length: 114.36 m (375 ft 1 in)
• Beam: 14.39 m (47 ft 2 in)
• Propulsion: single screw, two masts
• Speed: 13 knots (14-15 Mph)
• Capacity: 4,348 tons
• Occupancy: 20 1st class and 1,150 3rd class passengers
Ancestors Traveled
Marinetta Tedeschi (Born: 1882) and her three kids Caterina, Maria, and Alfonso Desiderio were aboard this ship as they crossed the Atlantic from Naples to New York in 1911. Their final stop was Chicago, IL to reunite with husband and father Leonardo Desiderio.