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Navigazione Generale Italiana
Navigazione Generale Italiana (NGI) was an Italian shipping company. History The company formed in 1881 by the merger of ''Florio, I & V. Florio'' of Palermo and ''Raffaele Rubattino'' of Genoa. At the time of the merger, the two companies both operated extensively in the Mediterranean, with I & V Florio also operating routes to the United States and Canada, and Raffele Rubattino operating routes to India and the Far East through the Suez Canal. The Florio Line brought 50 ships into the merger, while Rubattino contributed 40.American Trade With Italy; A New Steam-Ship Line Started To Foster It The New York Times, June 19, 1881, Page 8 Following the merger, the new company not only maintained the existing service, it expanded by adding service to South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Augustus (1926)
MS ''Augustus'' was a combined ocean liner and cruise ship built in 1927 for Navigazione Generale Italiana. The ship was later transferred to the new Italian Line after the merger of Navigazione Generale Italiana. During World War 2 the Roma was converted into an aircraft carrier and renamed as ''Falco''. In 1944, both ships were taken over by the German troops but, on 25 September of that year she was scuttled. After the war she was raised and scrapped in 1946. Her sister ship was SS ''Roma.'' History Ocean Liner career Following the end of World War I, many shipping companies were planning to build new liners once they had enough money. Navigazione Generale Italiana decided to build two new liners of over 30,000 gross registered tons for post war service. The first ship was ''Roma'' which was launched in 1926. The second ship was launched in December 1926 at the Ansaldo Shipyard and was christened ''Augustus'' by Edda Mussolini (daughter of dictator Benito Mussolini). She w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florio
The Florio family is a prominent entrepreneurial Italy, Italian family who started many lucrative activities in Sicily involving above all the exportation of Sicilian products (such as Marsala wine) in the nineteenth century, in some ways redeeming Sicily from feudal immobility. Treccani Dizionario di Economia e Finanza (2012) (retrieved 10 April 2018) The family extended its interests to shipping, shipbuilding, fisheries, mining, metallurgy and ceramics.L'Ora: la sua storia Agave (Contributo allo studio delle fonti della storia dell'arte in Italia nel Novecento - Università degli Studi di Palermo) Founder The founder of the dynasty was Vi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocco. They are the southernmost of the autonomous communities of Spain. The islands have a population of 2.2 million people and they are the most populous special territory of the European Union. The seven main islands are (from largest to smallest in area) Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro. The archipelago includes many smaller islands and islets, including La Graciosa, Alegranza, Isla de Lobos, Montaña Clara, Roque del Oeste, and Roque del Este. It also includes a number of rocks, including those of Salmor, Fasnia, Bonanza, Garachico, and Anaga. In ancient times, the island chain was often referred to as "the Fortunate Isles". The Canary Islands are the southernmost region of Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Principessa Jolanda (1907)
The SS ''Principessa Jolanda'' was an Italian transatlantic ocean liner built by Cantiere Navale di Riva Trigoso for the Navigazione Generale Italiana (NGI) shipping company. Named after Princess Yolanda of Savoy, the eldest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III, the ship was intended for the NGI's South American service. At 9,210 tons and 141 m (463 ft) in length, she was the largest passenger ship built in Italy up to that time. Constructed at a cost of 6 million lire to designs by Erasmo Piaggio, the ''Principessa Jolanda'' has also been called the first true Italian luxury liner. She was among the first transatlantic vessels fitted with Marconi Wireless telegraphy, electric lighting throughout and telephones in each cabin. At 12:25 pm on 22 September 1907 the nearly completed ''Principessa Jolanda'' was launched before a large audience of onlookers, government officials and foreign journalists. After travelling down the slipway, the ship immediately became unstable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riva Trigoso
Riva may refer to: People * Riva (surname) * Riva Castleman (1930–2014), American art historian, art curator and author * Riva Ganguly Das (born 1961), Indian diplomat * Riva (footballer), Brazilian former footballer Rivadávio Alves Pereira (born 1944) * Riva Taylor, professional name of English singer/songwriter Rebecca Jane Grosvenor-Taylor * A diminutive of Rebecca (given name) Places * Riva, Beykoz, a village in Istanbul Province, Turkey * Riva, Maryland, a census-designated place in the United States * Riva del Garda, a town and comune in northern Italy In music * Riva Records, a record label * Riva (band), a former Yugoslavian band * An alternative name used by Dutch producing duo Zki & Dobre * "Riva (Restart the Game)", a 2015 song by Klingande featuring Broken Back In business * Riva, an Italian yachtbuilding company, part of the Ferretti Group as of 2000 * Gruppo Riva, an Italian steel company * Lada Riva The Lada / VAZ-2105, 2104 and 2107, collectively ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Principessa Mafalda
The SS ''Principessa Mafalda'' was an Italian transatlantic ocean liner built for the Navigazione Generale Italiana (NGI) company. Named after Princess Mafalda of Savoy, second daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III, the ship was completed and entered NGI's South American service between Genoa and Buenos Aires in 1909. Her sister ship had sunk immediately upon launching on 22 September 1907. On 25 October 1927, while off the coast of Brazil, a propeller shaft fractured and damaged the hull. The ship sank slowly in the presence of rescue vessels, but confusion and panic resulted in 314 fatalities out of the 1,252 passengers and crew on board the ship. The sinking resulted in the greatest loss of life in Italian shipping and the largest ever in the Southern Hemisphere in peacetime, with the ship that was called "the Italian Titanic". Early history ''Principessa Mafalda'' was built at Cantiere Navale di Riva Trigoso with her sister, the , which capsized and sank at her launch on 22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Duilio
SS '' Duilio '' was the first Italian super ocean liner and one of the largest Italian merchant ships until 1925. She measured 24,281 gross register tons and was the sister of the SS ''Giulio Cesare'', which was launched in 1921. She was constructed for the Italian shipping company “Navigazione Generale Italiana” based in Genoa and constructed by Ansaldo Shipyard owned by Sestri Ponente. She was sunk on 10 July 1944. History Passenger service SS ''Duilio'' was laid down in 1914 and launched on 9 January 1916 in the Ansaldo Yard but was not completed until 1923. She made her maiden voyage on 29 October 1923 from Naples to New York City. Her safety standards exceeded the norms of the time. For example, she had 17 compartments although only 12 were required by the First International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. This would enable her to still float with 4 flooded compartments. One of the first Italian steamships, the ''Duilio'' had a complete system of anti- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Giulio Cesare
SS ''Giulio Cesare'' was initially a Ocean liner, liner of the Navigazione Generale Italiana, which was later operated by the Italian Line. The ship was used to transport first class, second class, and tourist-class passengers. Features A feature of this ship was the Club situated on the boat-deck, with a bar. The ship also featured a saloon dining room, galleries, a ballroom, and other function rooms. Second class was situated amidships. ''Talkie'' apparatus were also fitted to the ship and a long-distance wireless telephone was also available. The tourist class accommodation was situated astern and also had several public rooms. The tourist passengers shared an open-air swimming pool with the 2nd class passengers. Service history The ship was used on Genoa-Naples-South America voyages but also served North American ports. Until 1925 the SS ''Giulio Cesare'' and the SS Duilio, SS ''Duilio'' were the two largest ships in the Italian merchant fleet. In November 1933, she was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Roma
SS ''Roma'' can refer to various ships: * SS ''Roma'', built as ''County of Sutherland'' in 1873 for R&J Craig, Glasgow, bought by British India Associated Steamers Ltd in 1881 and renamed ''Roma'', broken up 1898 * * , named ''Roma'' between 1948 and 1953 {{ship index, name=Roma, SS Ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Line
Italian Line and from 1992 Italia Line, whose official name was Italia di Navigazione S.p.A., was a passenger shipping line that operated regular transatlantic services between Italy and the United States, and Italy and South America. During the late 1960s the company turned to running cruises, and from 1981 it became a global freight operator. History The company was founded in 1932 through a merger of the Genoa-based Navigazione Generale Italiana (NGI), the Turin-based Lloyd Sabaudo, and the Trieste-based Cosulich STN lines, encouraged by the Italian government. The new company acquired the Cosulich-owned ships and , the Lloyd Sabaudo-owned , and and the NGI-owned , , and . The same year two previously ordered ocean liners were delivered to the company: , that won the Blue Riband in 1933, and . In World War II the company lost many ships, including ''Rex'' and ''Conte di Savoia''. Others were captured by the United States and converted into troopships; four of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosulich Line
The Cosulich Line, formally the Cosulich Societa Triestina di Navigazione, is a steamship line that was based in Trieste, Italy. The company had been founded in 1889 by Antonio F. Cosulich's son as a family business. In 1903 as Unione Austriaca di Navigazione, more commonly called the Austro-American or Austro-Americana Line, when Trieste was under the rule of Austria-Hungary. After the first World War, the company became an Italian-based shipping company. In 1932 the company was forced to merge with the Lloyd Sabaudo and the Navigazione Generale Italiana, to form the Italian Line. History In 1857 Captain Antonio F. Cosulich launched the family business with the 500-tonne ship ''Fides''https://www.cosulich.com/history Cosulich built-in Cherso, a Kavner Island of Istria.https://maritime-union.com/company/fratelli-cosulich-spa Maritime Union The company's first four ships were purchased from England in the year it was founded. The first voyages took place every six weeks and wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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