Italia 1881-2001 - Merchant Fleets #40
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ITALIA 1881 - 2001
The story of Italia parallels the history of modern Italy and is a truly national institution. It starts when Rubbatino and Florio, the north and the south, merge to form Italy’s largest merchant fleet. As international trade expands ‘La Veloce’ joins. Then with Trieste becoming an Italian city Cosulich enters the story.
With the 1930 depression financial hardship abound and in 1932 Mussolini forms the State funded Italia to which Lloyd Sabaudo, Libera Triestina and Veneziana are added. This is the era of magnificent liners including Rex and Conte di Savoia.
In 1937 the Finmare group of four major units sees Italia left with the Americas and the fleet is redistributed. War in 1940 decimates the Italian Marine but today Italia still prospers. The book features 494 ships and their careers with 149 profiles covering over 450 ships.
CONTENTS
- Brief history of Italy 2
- Cosulich 91
- Florio 7
- Introduction 1
- Italia 1932 158
- Italia 1936 168
- ‘LaVeloce’ 78
- Lloyd Sabaudo 117
- Navegazione Generale Italiana (NGI) 9
- Navegazione Libera Triestina (NLT) 141
- Rubattino 7
- Sociedad Italia America 156
- Veneziana 133
- Index 191
First published 2001
British Library publishing data:
HAWS. Duncan,
Merchant Fleets 40.
Italia 1991-2001.
1. Merchant Marine History 1. Title.
ISBN number 0 946378 43 6
Printed in 9 on 10 point Times by Wye Valley Printers, Hereford. HR1 2SF (01432) 268 286
ISBN 0 946378 43 6
