Name: | ADELAIDE LAVARELLO |
Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 04/12/1888 |
Completed: | 19/01/1889 |
Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 225 |
Dimensions: | 1907grt,1228nrt, 1190dwt, 300.0 x 35.3 x 17.4ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (27.5, 43.5 & 71 x 48ins), 349nhp |
Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.8knots (trials) |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
19/01/1889 | Soc di Nav Italia Fratelli Lavarello, Genoa |
02/1891 | La Veloce Linea di Nav a vap, Genoa; renamed RIO JANEIRO |
1899 | Soc Generale de Transports Maritimes (SGTM), Marseilles; renamed ALSACE |
10/1921 | Broken up |
Comments: | Operated as an emigrant liner beween Italy and Argentina |
02/1891: Company went into liquidation | |
1916 - 1917: Survived four different engagements with U-Boats | |
10/1921: Broken up at Genoa |
Above photo as ALSACE courtesy of Photoship