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The "Principe di Piemonte" was built by Sir J.Laing & Sons Ltd at Sunderland in 1907 for the Italian company Lloyd Sabaudo. Her details were - 6560 gross tons, length 430ft x beam 52.7ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 120-1st class and 1,900-3rd class passengers. Launched on Feb 28, 1907, she sailed on her maiden voyage from Genoa to Naples, Palermo and New York on
June 19, 1907. On Dec 12, 1913 she commenced her last voyage on this service and was sold to the British company, Uranium Steamship Co. who renamed her "Principello" and used her on the Rotterdam - Halifax - New York service. In 1915 she was transferred to the Avonmouth - Halifax - New York service and in 1916, was sold to Cunard Line and renamed "Folia". She commenced her last voyage from Avonmouth for New York on
Feb 2, 1917 and was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U.53.on March 11, 1917, four miles from Youghal, Ireland with the loss of seven lives. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3, p. 1367] - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch – October 1, 1997]
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