SS Conte di Savoia [SEP] manufacturer
SS Conte di Savoia
SS "Conte di Savoia" ("Count of Savoy") was an Italian ocean liner built in 1932 at the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste.
"Conte di Savoia" was originally ordered for the Lloyd Sabaudo line; however, after a merger with the Navigazione Generale Italiana, the ship was completed for the newly formed Italia Flotte Riunite. The new Italia Line also controlled , a similar though slightly larger ship completed just two months before "Conte di Savoia". The "Conte di
the Blue Riband in 1933, and SS "Conte di Savoia".
During World War II, the company lost many ships, including the "Rex" and the "Conte di Savoia". Others were captured by the United States and converted into troopships; four of them survived the war: "Conte Biancamano", "Conte Grande", "Saturnia", and "Vulcania".
Commercial service was resumed in 1947 under the company's new name "Società di navigazione Italia". In addition to