The San Giorgio
Antonio Limosani, age 23, first arrived to the United States on February 20, 1908 on this ship. (Its maiden voyage was in 1907, so it was a new ship.)
Crossing the Atlantic in the middle of February was not exactly a Caribbean cruise. NOAA weather records for February 1908 state the following: "Over the northern portions of New York and New England minimum temperatures from 30° to 40' below zero were recorded, the lowest reported in those districts for many years." It was most likely brutally cold on the day he arrived--a shocking contrast to the warmer temperatures in Italy.
Here are ship specifications:
6,392 gross tons, length 406ft x beam 51.7ft,two funnels, two masts, twin screw, speed 14 knots, accommodation for 30-1st, 60-2nd and 1,800-3rd class passengers. Launched on 10th Apr.1907 by Sir James Laing & Sons, Sunderland for Sicula Americana, she started her maiden voyage on 19th Jul.1907 when she left Naples for Messina,Palermo and New York. Aug.1917 transferred to ownership of Transoceanica Societa Italiana di Navigazione. 8th Jul.1921 last voyage Naples - New York. Aug.1921 transferred to Navigazione Generale Italiana, renamed NAPOLI. 1926 scrapped. .[North Atlantic Seaway, vol.3,p.1375 by N.R.P. Bonsor]
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Crossing the Atlantic in the middle of February was not exactly a Caribbean cruise. NOAA weather records for February 1908 state the following: "Over the northern portions of New York and New England minimum temperatures from 30° to 40' below zero were recorded, the lowest reported in those districts for many years." It was most likely brutally cold on the day he arrived--a shocking contrast to the warmer temperatures in Italy.
Here are ship specifications:
6,392 gross tons, length 406ft x beam 51.7ft,two funnels, two masts, twin screw, speed 14 knots, accommodation for 30-1st, 60-2nd and 1,800-3rd class passengers. Launched on 10th Apr.1907 by Sir James Laing & Sons, Sunderland for Sicula Americana, she started her maiden voyage on 19th Jul.1907 when she left Naples for Messina,Palermo and New York. Aug.1917 transferred to ownership of Transoceanica Societa Italiana di Navigazione. 8th Jul.1921 last voyage Naples - New York. Aug.1921 transferred to Navigazione Generale Italiana, renamed NAPOLI. 1926 scrapped. .[North Atlantic Seaway, vol.3,p.1375 by N.R.P. Bonsor]
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