The Fleets
Società Italiana di Servizi Marittimi was formed in 1913 and merged into Società Anonima di Navigazione Lloyd Triestino as part of the 1936 Italian Government shipping reorganization.
Many thanks to Henk Jungerius and Ted Finch for their 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.
Routes
- Genoa-Alexandria-Venice
Ships
| Name | Built | Additional Information | GRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1897 | Built by N. Odero fu A., Sestri Ponente | ex- Citta di Milano built for La Veloce, 1914 sold to Società Italiana di Servizi Marittimi renamed Albania, 1932 transferred to Lloyd Triestino not renamed, 1933 scrapped. | 4,041 |
| Ausonia (1) | 1915 | Built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | Launched but not completed due World War I, 1922 sold for scrapping. | 11,300 |
| Ausonia (2) | 1928 | Built by Ansaldo SA, Sestri Ponente | 1932 transferred to Lloyd Triestino, 18th October 1935 caught fire following an explosion at Alexandria and beached, towed to Pola and scrapped. | 12,955 |
| Brasile | 1905 | Built by Fratelli Orlando, Livorno | ex- Argentina built for La Veloce, 1913 renamed Brasile, same owner, 1914 transferred to Italia Soc.di Nav.a Cap., Genoa, 1918 transferred to "Transoceanica" Soc. Italiana di Nav., Naples, 1924 sold to Società Italiana di Servizi Marittimi not renamed, 1931 transferred to Lloyd Triestino, Genoa. 1934 scrapped at Savona. | 4,985 |
| Constantinopoli | 1898 | Built by N. Odero fu A., Sestri Ponente | ex- Citta di Torino built for La Veloce, 1914 sold to to Società Italiana di Servizi Marittimi renamed Constantinopoli, 1932 transferred to Lloyd Triestino not renamed, 1933 scrapped. | 4,041 |
| Esperia | 1921 | Built by Soc. Ersercicio Bacini, Riva Trigoso | 1932 transferred to Lloyd Triestino, 1937 transferred to Adriatica S.A.N., 20th August 1941 torpedoed and sunk by British submarine HMS UNIQUE with the loss of 31 lives. | 11,398 |
| Italia | 1905 | Built by N. Odero, Genoa | ex- Italia built for La Veloce, 1912 sold to Navigazione Generale Italiana, 1913 transferred to Soc. di Nav. Italia, 1917 transferred to Transoceanica, 1923 sold to Società Italiana di Servizi Marittimi, 1932 transferred to Lloyd Triestino, 6th July 1944 sunk by Allied aircraft at Trieste, 1950 hulk scrapped. | 5,018 |
| Romania | 1905 | Built by Soc. Ersercicio Bacini, Riva Trigoso | ex- Indiana built for Lloyd Italiano, 1918 taken over by Navigazione Generale Italiana not renamed, 1924 sold to Società Italiana di Servizi Marittimi renamed Romania, 1928 scrapped. | 5,005 |
| Sardegna | 1901 | Built by Soc. Ersercicio Bacini, Riva Trigoso | ex- Sardegna, built for Navigazione Generale Italia, 1911 transferred to Societa Nationale del Servizi Marittimi, 1928 scrapped. | 5,229 |
| Sicilia | 1900 | Built by Soc. Ersercicio Bacini, Riva Trigoso | ex- Sicilia, built for Navigazione Generale Italia, 1911 transferred to Societa Nationale del Servizi Marittimi, 1929 scrapped. | 5,255 |
| Umbria | 1902 | Built by Fratelli Orlando, Livorno | ex- Umbria, built for Navigazione Generale Italia, 1912 transferred to La Veloce,1912 transferred to Italia Soc. di Nav, 1913 renamed San Paulo, 1914 transferred to to Societa Nationale del Servizi Marittimi renamed Umbria, 1932 scrapped. | 5,020 |