SS König Albert
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Name | SS König Albert |
Owner | Norddeutscher Lloyd |
Builder | Stettin, Germany |
Yard number | 242 |
Launched | 24 June 1899 |
Maiden voyage | 4 October 1899 |
Fate | Seized by Italian Government May 25, 1915 |
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Name | Fernandino Palasciano |
Acquired | 1915 |
Renamed | 1923, Italia |
Fate | Broken up in Italy, 1926 |
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Tonnage | 10,484 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 521 ft (158.8 m) |
Beam | 60.2 ft (18.3 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) |
Crew | 230 |
The
History
SS König Albert
König Albert was built by
On the outbreak of
As the Ferdinando Palasciano
The ship was converted to a hospital ship and renamed the Ferdinando Palasciano,[1] after the Italian physician and politician Ferdinando Palasciano. On 20 January 1916 off the Albanian coast she was captured as a prize by the Kuk Austro-Hungarian Navy U-boat 11, and escorted into their naval base of Cattaro (the event famously painted by Alexander Kircher). She was later handed back to the Italians.[2] The reasons for this are unknown, but possibly done due to her hospital .
In 1920, the ship was chartered to Navigazione Generale Italiana of Genoa and on June 15, 1920 commenced her first voyage Genoa - Naples - New York. She completed 6 round trip voyages on this route, the last one commencing April 13, 1921.
References
External links
Media related to SS König Albert at Wikimedia Commons
- S.S. Konig Albert Passenger Ship at RootsWeb
- SS Konig Albert