| Name: | ITALIA |
| Type: | Cargo ship |
| Launched: | 23/08/1888 |
| Completed: | 09/1888 |
| Builder: | William Dobson & Co |
| Yard: | Walker |
| Yard Number: | 26 |
| Dimensions: | 896grt, 448nrt, 195.1 x 28.0 x 13.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (15, 23 & 40 x 30ins), 88nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 09/1888 | JL Mowinckel, Bergen |
| 1890 | Sprague & Reed, Boston; renamed ELIHU THOMPSON |
| 1898 | DR Campbell & Son, Bangor, Maine |
| 1900 | CP Richardson, Tacoma |
| 1906 | Pacific Cold Storage Co, Tacoma |
| 1919 | North Pacific Sea Products Co, Seattle |
| 1921 | JF Mould & Co, Callao; renamed ROSITA |
| 1937 | Expreso Maritimo SA (Carlos Mould), Callao |
| 1956 | Lost |
| Comments: | 11/04/1890: Wrecked on west coast of the Watlings Islands on a voyage from |
| New York to St Ann’s Bay, Jamaica, set on fire by native wreckers. | |
| 13/05/1890: Refloated and towed to New York for repairs | |
| 1956: Reported lost off Peru (but not deleted from LR until 1972) |
Above photo as ELIHU THOMPSON is copyright of the University of Washington Libaries
Above photo as ELIHU THOMPSON is copyright of the University of Washington Libaries
Above photo as ELIHU THOMPSON is copyright of the University of Washington Libaries
Above photo as ELIHU THOMPSON is copyright of the University of Washington Libaries