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Object number2011.1253.058

TitleItalia

CreatorAlbatros (producer)‎

DescriptionModel of an unnamed steam ship. Identified as 'Italia' – originally built in 1928 as the 'Kungsholm' for the Swedish America Line. She served on the tranatlantic route until 1939. In 1942 she was sold to the US as troop transport vessel and was re-named 'John Ericsson'. In 1947 she was refitted and aquired by Homes Lines of Panama and re-named 'Italia'. She served on the transatlantic route until she was sold in 1964 and briefly used as the hotel ship 'Imperial Bahama'. She was broken up in 1965.

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