Italian Lines
SS Sirio
Italian passenger steamer
History
SS Sirio was an Italian passenger steamer that was wrecked off the eastern Spanish coast on 4 August 1906, causing the deaths of at least two hundred Italian and Spanish emigrants bound for Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. The wreck had a profound effect on communities in northern Italy and was remembered in popular songs of the era. It was the second worst peacetime maritime disaster in Italian history, only surpassed by the sinking of the Principessa Mafalda nineteen years later.
Text: Wikipedia — SS Sirio, CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
4,141
Length
380 ft
Beam
42 ft
Draught
33 ft 6 in
Speed
14.87 knots maximum
Passengers
120 first class, 120 second class, 1,200 steerage
Builder
Robert Napier and Sons, Glasgow
Launched
24 March 1884
Owner
Società Italiana di Trasporti Maritimi Raggio & Co (1883-1885); Navigazione Generale Italiana (1885-1906)
Fate
Foundered after colliding with a rock, 4 August 1906
