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HS Regina D'Italia

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HS Regina D'Italia
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History
Name HS Regina D'Italia (Queen of Italy)
Owner Lloyd Sabaudo Line
Builder Sir J. Laing & Son, Sunderland
Launched 20 Jan 1907
Completed 1907
In service 15 May 1907
Out of service 1925
Fate broken up
General characteristics
Type passenger steamship
Tonnage 6,149 tons
Length 430 ft (131.06m)
Beam 52.7 ft (16.06m)
Depth 25 ft (7.62m)
Propulsion twin screw
Speed 14 knots (25.93 km/h)
Capacity 2,000


Remarks

SS Regina d'Italia was an Italian ocean liner built for Lloyd Sabaudo, and named after the Queen of Italy. Original fit out was to accommodate 120 1st class passengers, and 1,900 third class passengers. Her maiden voyage was from Genoa to New York via Naples and Palermo, and she sailed between Italy and New York and South America for much of her career. In December 1908 she served as a hospital ship for the earthquake at Messina. Three years later she served as a floating hospital during the Italo-Turkish war between Benghazi and Derna,


During World War I she was employed as a troopship and for a time carried wounded from Malta to England operating primarily in the Mediterranean theatre.


In 1920, she was refitted to carry first and third class passengers only. She continued Mediterranean–New York sailings until 1922 when she was transferred to South American service. In 1925 she made several trips carrying migrants between Italy and Port Adelaide, before being scrapped at Genoa in October 1928.

Soldiers carried

Malta to England 26 September - 3 October 1915

Malta to England 21 - 28 Oct 1915