SHIP-NAME
S.S. America
About the Ship
Built by Cantieri Navale Riuniti, Muggiano, Italy, 1908. 8,996 gross tons; 476 (bp) feet long; 55 feet wide. Steam Triple Expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 16 1/2 knots. 2,650 passengers (30 first class, 220 second class, 2400 third class).
Ship History
Built for La Veloce Line, in 1908 and named America (1908).
Transferred to Navigazione Generale Italiana Line, Italian flag, in 1909. Italy-New York service.
Scrapped in 1928.
Data taken from www.statueofliberty.org.