SS Caserta

History
Italy
Name	1904: SS Maritzburg 1905: SS Mendoza 1914: SS Caserta 1923: SS Venezuela
Namesake	1904: Maritzburg 1905: Mendoza Province, Argentina 1914: Caserta, Campania 1923: Venezuela
Owner	1904: Bucknall Line 1905: Lloyd Italiano 1918: Navigazione Generale Italiana 1923: La Veloce 1924: Navigazione Generale Italiana
Port of registry	1905: Genoa
Builder	Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Company[1] Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Yard number	739
Launched	16 August 1904
Fate	Scrapped, March 1928
General characteristics
Tonnage	6,847 GRT
Length	420 ft (130 m)[2]
Beam	51 ft (16 m)[2]
Propulsion	two triple-expansion steam engines twin screw propellers[2]
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)[2]
Notes	one funnel and two masts[2]

SS Caserta was an Italian ocean liner named for the city of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. She was previously known as SS Maritzburg and SS Mendoza, and was later renamed SS Venezuela. Launched in 1904 as Maritzburg for the Bucknall Line, the ship was sold to Lloyd Italiano in 1905 and renamed Mendoza. Renamed Caserta in 1914, she was placed under the Navigazione Generale Italiana banner in 1918. During World War I she was employed as a troopship carrying United States troops to France as part of the United States Navy Cruiser and Transport Force. In 1923, she was renamed Venezuela and transferred to La Veloce for South American service, but reverted to NGI control in 1924. She was scrapped in 1928.