| Name: | SILVIO SPAVENTA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 22/07/1891 |
| Completed: | 09/1891 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 658 |
| Dimensions: | 2631grt, 1767nrt, 323.0 x 40.3 x 17.2ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (28, 45 & 74 x 48ins), 441nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a; (1894: 104811) |
| History: | |
| 09/1891 | Italo-Britannica Royal Italian Mail Steam Navigation Co Ltd (E & E Arbib), Naples |
| 1893 | Managers became Galbraith, Pembroke & Co, London |
| 1895 | Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd, Sydney NSW; renamed WOLLOWRA |
| 1915 | Wollowra Steamship Co Ltd (Moller & Co), Hong Kong |
| 1917 | Managers became AR Burkhill & Sons |
| 1921 | Chan Pan Chee, Shanghai |
| 1922 | Maritima Peninsular Ltda (Ceferino Molina), Vigo; renamed IBERIA |
| 1928 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1891: Accommodation for a limited number of 1st Class passengers |
| 1895: Accommodation increased to 470 x passengers & stabling for 39 x horses | |
| This was in response to the Western Australian goldrush | |
| Later, accommodation reduced to 161 x passengers in more comfort | |
| 1Q/1928: Broken up at Stavanger by Stavanger Skibsophugnings Co A/S |
Above photo as WOLLOWRA is copyright of Allan C Green
Above photo as WOLLOWRA is copyright of Allan C Green
Shields Daily Gazette, Thursday, 23/07/1891