Name: | GIOVANNI BATTISTA LAVARELLO |
Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 16/10/1886 |
Completed: | 30/11/1886 |
Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 211 |
Dimensions: | 1861grt, 1216nrt, 1460dwt, 270.0 x 34.3 x 17.7ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (24, 37 & 62 x 42ins), 249nhp |
Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.9knots (trials) |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
30/11/1886 | Soc di Nav Italia Fratelli Lavarello, Genoa |
1891 | La Veloce Linea di Nav a vap,Genoa; renamed LAS PALMAS |
1905 | Navigazione Generale Italiana; renamed JONIO |
04/11/1915 | Sank |
Comments: | Contract Price £24200, Profit £87-16s-10d |
Accommodation for 24 x 3rd Class passengers & 1000 x emigrants | |
On a route from Genoa to Montevideo & Buenos Aires | |
04/11/1915: Sunk by gunfire from U-Boat U38 off Cape Ivi, Algeria |
Above photo as LAS PALMAS is courtesy of Associazione Italiano Documentazione Maritima e Navale
Above photo as JONIO is courtesy of Associazione Italiano Documentazione Maritima e Navale