SS Conte Rosso
Conte Rosso | |
| History | |
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| Italy | |
| Name | Conte Rosso |
| Namesake | Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy |
| Owner |
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| Builder | William Beardmore & Co, Dalmuir |
| Yard number | 611 |
| Launched | 10 February 1921 |
| Completed | 14 March 1922 |
| Maiden voyage | 17 May 1922 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk 24 May 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 18,500 GRT |
| Length | |
| Beam | 22.5 m (73 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 9.1 m (30 ft) |
| Depth | 10.9 m (35.9 ft) |
| Installed power |
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| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
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| Notes | sister ship: Conte Verde |
SS Conte Rosso was an Italian transatlantic ocean liner that was built in Scotland in 1921–22. The vessel became a troop ship in the 1930s and was sunk by the submarine HMS Upholder in 1941.
She was named after Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, the so-called "Red Count", and was noted for her lavish Italian interior decoration. Because much of its sailing would be in warmer waters, the designers included an outdoor dining area, unusual for ships of this era.
Conte Rosso had a sister ship, Conte Verde.