Italian Line
SS Conte di Savoia
Italian ocean liner (1931–1950)
History
SS Conte di Savoia ("Count of Savoy") was an Italian ocean liner built in 1932 at the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste.
Conte di Savoia was originally ordered for the Lloyd Sabaudo line; however, after a merger with the Navigazione Generale Italiana, the ship was completed for the newly formed Italia Flotte Riunite. The new Italia Line also controlled SS Rex, a similar though slightly larger ship completed just two months before Conte di Savoia. The Conte di Savoia was more modern in decoration and appearance than Rex and was the first major liner fitted with gyroscopic stabilizers.
Text: Wikipedia — SS Conte di Savoia, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
48,502 gross register tons
Length
248.25 m (814.5 feet)
Beam
29.28 m (96 feet)
Draught
9.5 m (31.2 feet)
Speed
27 knots
Passengers
2,200 total:
Crew
786 total
Builder
Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico of Trieste, Italy
Launched
28 October 1931
Maiden voyage
30 November 1932
In service
30 November 1932
Out of service
1950
Owner
Italian Line
Port of registry
Kingdom of Italy
Propulsion
Quadruple propellers
Fate
Scrapped in 1950
