S.S. Sicilian Prince
The S.S. Sicilian Prince was Launched in November of 1889 by Scott & Company as the S.S. Mocambique for the Mala Real Portuguez - Lisbon service. In 1902 she was sold to W. MacAndrew and renamed S.S. Alavarez Cabral. Later in 1902, it was sold again to the Prince Line and renamed S.S. Silcilan Prince for the Livorno - Genoa - Naples - Palermo - New York service. In 1908, she was chartered to Northwest Transport Line for four Rotterdam - Halifax - New York voyages. In 1910, she was sold to Khedivial Mail SS & Graving Dock Company in London and renamed S.S. Abbassieh. She was finally scrapped in 1931 in Italy.
• Length: 110.7 m (363 ft 3 in)
• Beam: 12.86 m (42 ft 2 in)
• Propulsion: Clipper bows, two masts, single screw
• Speed: 10 knots (11-12 Mph)
• Capacity: 3,199 tons
• Occupancy: 77 1st class passengers, 49 2nd class passengers, and 350 deck passengers
Ancestors Traveled
Francesco Minelli (Born: 1890) was on this vessel bound for New York from Naples in February of 1904. He was heading for New Jersey where his brother Vincenzo had landed three years prior.