Saturnia

January 2008

SHIP FACTS

Pier 21 Halifax

Pier 21 Halifax-Photo by D. Timpano

  • The Saturnia was Built for the Cosulich Line and transferred to Italian Line in early 1935 when it absor
    bed Cosulich Line
  • On May 8, 1935, she was used as a troop transport for the Italian Government to East Africa (Eritrea)
  • She was chartered to the International Red Cross for evacuation voyages from East Africa in 1942
  • On September 8, 1943 she made for an allied port following the Italian capitulation. She was taken over by the US Government and used as Francis Y. Slanger, a hospital ship
  • She was returned to Italian Line in late 1946, where her original name was restored. She returned to transatlantic sailing until 1965, when she was withdrawn from service
  • On October 7, 1965 she arrived at La Spezia, Italy to be scrapped. In April 1966, she was scrapped by Terrestre Maritma

*~Note~ These facts were provided from the friends at Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in February 2007. You can visit the Pier 21 Website here or for additional history about the Saturnia or Vulcania see here .

SHIP VOYAGES 1949-1961
1949
Id Shipping Co. Port Month Day Year Passengers
3857 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Gibraltar, Naples, Genoa April 24 1949 243
3858 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Gibraltar, Naples, Genoa May 26 1949 423
1950
4003 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Palermo, Naples, Genoa February 12 1950 322
4011 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Palermo, Naples, Genoa November 20 1950 203
4012 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Palermo, Naples, Genoa December 23 1950 226
1951
4177 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Palermo, Naples, Cannes, Genoa February 13 1951 383
4178 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Palermo, Naples, Cannes, Genoa March 17 1951 423
4179 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Palermo, Naples, Cannes, Genoa April 23 1951 592
4184 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Palermo, Naples, Cannes, Genoa June 27 1951 540
4187 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Palermo, Naples, Cannes, Genoa July 28 1951 983
4192 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Palermo, Naples, Cannes, Genoa October 1 1951 501
4195 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Palermo, Naples, Cannes, Genoa November 3 1951 660
4197 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Palermo, Naples, Cannes, Genoa December 6 1951 958
1952
4476 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Naples, Cannes January 14 1952 897
4478 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Naples, Cannes March 7 1952 793
4482 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Naples, Cannes April 7 1952 778
4485 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Naples, Cannes May 12 1952 261
4488 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Naples, Cannes August 21 1952 151
4494 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Naples, Cannes September 25 1952 120
4497 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Naples, Cannes October 27 1952 107
4499 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Naples, Cannes December 7 1952 570
1953
4772 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Cannes, Genoa January 15 1953 544
4773 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Cannes, Genoa February 21 1953 873
4774 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Cannes, Genoa March 28 1953 984
4779 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Cannes, Genoa June 16 1953 161
4782 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Cannes, Genoa July 25 1953 543
4784 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Cannes, Genoa August 29 1953 205
4787 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Cannes, Genoa October 8 1953 335
4790 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Cannes, Genoa November 12 1953 374
4776 Italian Line *New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Cannes, Genoa November 14 1953 535
4793 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Cannes, Genoa December 15 1953 783
1954
860 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa January 26 1954 524
862 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palermo, Cannes March 15 1954 724
864 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa April 22 1954 818
866 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa May 27 1954 685
869 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa July 6 1954 301
872 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa August 9 1954 326
875 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa September 14 1954 236
878 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa October 27 1954 224
881 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa November 30 1954 499
1955
5058 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa January 31 1955 838
5060 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa March 7 1955 716
5062 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa April 14 1955 543
5064 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa May 25 1955 860
5067 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa June 26 1955 600
5070 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa August 4 1955 374
5073 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa September 8 1955 156
5076 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa October 15 1955 176
5079 Italian Line New York, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa November 21 1955 330
1956
5345 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes January 2 1956 415
5348 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes March 16 1956 847
5350 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes April 24 1956 833
5352 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes May 31 1956 794
5350 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes April 24 1956 833
5352 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes May 31 1956 794
5356 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes July 18 1956 695
5360 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes August 25 1956 272
5364 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes October 1 1956 245
5367 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes November 14 1956 383
5371 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes December 26 1856 793
1957
5655 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes February 12 1957 1025
5658 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes March 21 1957 1248
5660 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes April 29 1957 1026
5662 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes June 7 1957 1040
5664 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes July 15 1957 378
5666 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes August 26 1957 385
5669 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes November 10 1957 472
5671 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes December 28 1957 626
1958
5922 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes February 17 1958 478
5926 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes March 29 1958 1009
5928 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes May 8 1958 964
5930 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes June 14 1958 927
5932 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes August 5 1958 850
5934 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes September 13 1958 434
5936 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes September 13 1958 434
5936 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes October 21 1958 506
5938 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Cannes November 29 1958 835
1959
6160 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De January 10 1959 875
6164 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De February 17 1959 742
6169 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De April 11 1959 804
6172 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De May 18 1959 788
6174 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De August 4 1959 716
6176 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De September 10 1959 428
6179 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De October 18 1959 269
6182 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De November 26 1959 459
1961
6352 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De February 9 1961 319
6354 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De March 25 1961 564
6356 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De May 1 1961 682
6359 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De June 12 1961 275
6362 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De July 19 1961 87
6366 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De August 29 1961 272
6369 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De October 14 1961 221
6371 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De November 20 1961 512
6373 Italian Line New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponte Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De December 29 1961 150
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