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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