The ship built by Sir James Laing & Sons Limited, Sunderland, England, 1907. 6237 gross tons; 430 (bp) feet long; 52 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 14 knots. 2020 passengers ( 120 first class, 1900 third class ). Built for Lloyd Sabaudo, Italian flag, in 1907 and named Re d Italia. Italy-New York and Italy-South America service. Scrapped in Italy in 1929.
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