The Fleets
The Italia Società di Navigazione a Vapore was founded in Genoa in 1899 to operate services between Italy and South America. Although registered in Italy, the company was controlled by Hamburg America Line. In 1906 Hamburg America sold their share of the company to Navigazione Generale Italiana and sailings to New York and Philadelphia started in 1908. In 1917 Italia was absorbed into the new company Transoceanica Società Italiana di Navigazione.
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide.
Ships
| Name | Built | Additional Information | GRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancona | 1908 | 1915 torpedoed and sunk by Austrian submarine off Sardinia ; loss of 206 lives. | 8,188 |
| Antonina | 1898 | 1901 chartered from Hamburg Sud, 1904 returned to Hapag. | 4,010 |
| Bologna | 1905 | 1913 sold to La Veloce. | 4,680 |
| Brasile | 1905 | ex- Argentina, 1912 renamed Brasile, 1913 purchased from La Veloce, 1921 sold to Transoceanica. | 4,985 |
| Italia | 1905 | purchased from Navigazione Generale Italia, 1917 sold to Transoceanica. | 5,018 |
| La Plata | 1898 | ex- Pelotas, 1901 chartered from Hamburg Sud renamed La Plata, 1904 returned to Hapag. | 4,004 |
| Napoli | 1899 | ex- Sannio, 1913 purchased from North German Lloyd and renamed, 1917 transferred to Transoceanica. | 9,203 |
| Ravenna | 1901 | 4th Aug.1917 torpedoed and sunk by U.52 in Gulf of Genoa. | 4,101 |
| San Paulo | 1901 | ex- Umbria, 1913 purchased from Navigazione Generale Italia renamed San Paulo, 1913 sold to Sitmar reverted to Umbria. | 5,020 |
| Siena | 1905 | 1913 sold to La Veloce. | 4,553 |
| Taormina | 1908 | 1912 transferred to Lloyd Italiano. | 8,282 |
| Toscana | 1900 | 1917 sold to Transoceanica, 5th Feb.1918 sunk near Gibraltar in collision with s/s MOLIERE. | 4,113 |
| Verona | 1908 | 1913 transferred to Navigazione Generale Italiana. | 8,240 |