S.S. Konig Albert
S.S. Konig Albert
About the Ship
Total Number of Passengers: 2,145.
- First Class: 227
- Second Class: 119
- Third Class: 1,799
Built by AG Vulcan in Stettin, Germany in . She was the sister ship to the S.S. Hamburg. 10,484 gross tons; length 499.3 feet; Beam 60.2 feet. Steam Quadruple expansion engines, Twin-screw, two masts, and two funnels. Service speed 15 knots.
Ship History
Built for North German Norddeutscher Lloyd Shipping Line in and named S.S. Konig Albert.
She launched on and sailed on her maiden voyage from Hamburg, Germany to the Far East via the Suez Canal on . She remained on this service for eight round trips.
On , the S.S. Koing Albert sailed from Bremen, Germany to Cherbourg, France then to New York, United States.
On , she began Genoa, Italy to Naples, Italy to New York, United States service and remained largely on this service until .
At the outbreak of World War I, the S.S. Koing Albert remained in Italy where she was seized by the Italian government in . She was renamed S.S. Ferdinando Palasciano and functioned as a hospital ship for the duration of the war.
In , the Ferdinando Palasciano was transfered to the Navigazione Generale Italiana Line. On , she recommenced her Genoa to Naples to New York route completing six trips.
In , she was renamed the Italia and used as a floating exhibition until when she was scrapped.