Italia Società di Navigazione a Vapore
SS Ancona
Italian passenger steamer
History
SS Ancona was an ocean liner, built in 1908 by Workman, Clark and Company of Belfast for the Societa di Navigazione a Vapore Italia of Genoa. She was an emigrant ship on a route between Italy and the United States. sank her on 8 November 1915 off the coast of Tunisia.
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Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
1908: 8,885 GRT, 6,020 NRT
Length
482.3 ft
Beam
58.3 ft
Speed
17 knots
Passengers
1908: 60 first class, 2,500 third class
Builder
Workman, Clark & Co, Belfast
Yard number
270
Launched
19 December 1907
Maiden voyage
26 March 1908
Owner
Italia Società di Navigazione a Vapore
Port of registry
Genoa
Propulsion
2 × triple-expansion engines
Fate
Sunk by torpedo, 8 November 1915
