S.S. Saturnia

The S.S. Saturnia was built by Cantiere Navale Triestino, Monfalcone, and she was launched for the Cosulich Line on December 29th, 1925. She started her maiden voyage from Trieste for Naples, Marseilles and South America on September 21st, 1927. In 1937, she was transferred to the ownership of Italia Line. She was seized by the U.S. in December of 1941, and in 1945 became the U.S. Hospital Ship U.S.A.H.S. Frances Y. Slanger. She was returned to Italy in November 1946 and reverted her name back to S.S. Saturnia along with being refitted. She began to sail the Genoa to Naples to New York service on January 20th, 1947. Her last voyage on this service started on October 3rd, 1955 and was transferred to Mediterranean to U.S. and Canada sailings. On March 7th, 1965, she made her final voyage from Trieste to Venice, Patras, Naples, Palermo, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Halifax, New York, Boston, Lisbon, Gibraltar, Naples, Palermo, Patras, Venice and back to Trieste. She was scrapped at Spezia the same year.

• Length: 192.6 m (632 ft)
• Beam: 24.2 m (79 ft 7 in)
• Propulsion: Two triple expansion steam engines, twin screw, 20,000 horsepower
• Speed: 19 knots (21-22 Mph)
• Capacity: 23,940 tons
• Occupancy: 305 1st class passengers, 460 2nd class passengers, 310 intermediate passengers, and 700 3rd class passengers

Pietro Tresca (Born: 1889) was a passenger on this vessel July of 1948 while traveling back to New York from Naples.

Francesco Masone (Born: 1912) was on this ship as a crew member in August of 1952 while enlisted in the military. It was traveling from Naples to New York.

Angelo Iascone (Born: 1890) traveled back home to America on this ship in March of 1932 after a recent visit to his native land in Italy.