ITALIA paddle steamer of 1903

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ITALIA paddle steamer of 1903

Post by aukepalmhof » Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:26 pm

The stamp shows partly a side paddlewheel steamer, which was difficult to identify, the only thing was her funnel markings, the only paddle steamers with this funnel are sailing on the Garda Lake in Italy, which are the G ZANARDELLI and ITALIA.
By comparing photos of both vessels with the stamp, the ITALIA is shown.

Builders: N Odero, Genoa
Engines: Compound Diagonal by builders replaced by Diesel electric-hydraulic drive in 1980
Launched as the ITALIA.
Tonnage 304-ton displacement
Length: 52.5 metres. Beam 6.5m
Passengers 600.
1909 Completed.

Entered service: 1909
Sunk by Allied air attack near Sirmione in 1945 while in service as a German hospital ship.
Returned into service in 1952
After refurbishment in 1969-70 appeared with her bridge moved forward and the whole upper deck enclosed
Out of service in 1975 with her compound engines being replaced by diesels
Now used on a variety of cruises in August
2020 In-service

http://www.paddlesteamers.info/Italia.htm Steam Ships of Europe by Alistair Deayton.
Togo 2014 750F sg?, scott?
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Italia-15_b (2).jpg
2014 italia (5).jpg

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