Navigazione Generale Italiana
SS Duilio
Italian ocean liner (1916–1944)
History
SS Duilio was an Italian ocean liner and one of the largest Italian merchant ships until 1925. She measured 24,281 gross register tons and was the sister of the SS Giulio Cesare, which was launched in 1921. She was constructed for the Italian shipping company “Navigazione Generale Italiana” based in Genoa and constructed by Ansaldo Shipyard owned by Sestri Ponente. She was sunk on 10 July 1944.
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Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
24,881 GRT
Length
193,75 m
Beam
23,20 m
Speed
19.50 knots
Passengers
1,300 passengers
Launched
9 January 1916
In service
1923
Out of service
1943
Port of registry
Italy
Propulsion
4 groups of coal fired boilers (later adapted to naphtha), 4 propellers, power: 24.000 cv/axis
Fate
Sunk by Allied aircraft 10 July 1944
