Conte di Savoia

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Conte di Savoia
Transatlantico Conte di Savoia.jpg
Ship data
flag ItalyItaly (trade flag) Italy
class Passenger ship
Owner Lloyd Sabaudo, then Italian Line
Shipyard Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste
Launch 1932
Whereabouts Canceled in 1955
Ship dimensions and crew
length
approx. 248 m ( Lüa )
width approx. 29 m
measurement 48502 GRT
 
crew 786
Machine system
Top
speed 		27 kn (50 km / h)
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers 500 I. Class
366 II. Class
412 Tourist
Class 922 III Class

The Conte di Savoia was an Italian Atlantic - Battleship .

history

The Conte di Savoia, named after the House of Savoy , was originally commissioned by the Lloyd Sabaudo-Line shipping company , which, however, was still part of the Riunite fleet during the construction period . The ship was built at the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico shipyard in Trieste and was launched in 1932. It was similar in construction also available from the Italia fleet Riunite operated Rex .

Already on her maiden voyage from Genoa to New York , the ship suffered a leak below the waterline, but it was quickly closed again. The Conte di Savoia was in service with the line until 1940 . It was then used as a troop transport in World War II and sunk in an air raid on September 11, 1943. In 1945 it was lifted again and finally scrapped in 1950.

technical description

A special technical feature was their gyroscope system , which was supposed to compensate for strong rolling of the ship even in heavy seas. However, since this system meant that the ship behaved very sluggishly when straightening, it was later only used for the westward crossings of the Atlantic. The ship had a capacity of 2200 passengers.

In the fight for the blue ribbon , the ship was never granted a success, but at least once she was able to achieve a travel time which was only 0.2 knots below that of the former owner, the Rex .

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