Passenger liner ship
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History |
Name |
- Kaiser Franz Joseph I (1912-1918)
- Generale A. Diaz (1918-1919)
- Presidente Wilson (1919–1930)
- Gange (1930–1936)
- Marco Polo (1936–1944)
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Operator | |
Builder | Cantiere Navale Triestino |
Launched | 9 September 1911[1] |
Completed | February 1912 |
Maiden voyage | 25 May 1912[1] |
Fate | Scuttled, raised, and scrapped in 1949 |
General characteristics [2] |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | 12,567 GRT |
Length | 145.54 m (477 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 18.35 m (60 ft 2 in) |
Draft | 7.9 m (25 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion | triple expansion steam engines, dual shaft, 2 Propeller |
Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Capacity | 1,905 total passengers |
The SS Kaiser Franz Joseph I was an Austro-Hungarian passenger liner built by Cantiere Navale Triestino for the Cosulich Line.[1] After her launching in February 1912 she was put into service and embarked on her maiden voyage from Trieste to New York City. During WWI she was laid up in Trieste but was commissioned by the Italian Navy after the war. The Kaiser Franz Joseph I, now the Presidente Wilson of the Cosulich Line was sold to another Italian company until WWII began. During The war, she was recommissioned by the navy and later laid up in La Spezia in 1943. On 12 May 1944, as the Allies advanced on Italy, the ship was scuttled by the Germans to prevent capture. Her wreck was raised and scrapped in 1949.[3]