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  C. LLOYD TRIESTINO (1937 – 1976)

                1. Monthly Service Genoa-Australia, 1937-1940 .

In 1937, the vessels Remo, Romolo, Esquilino
and Viminale (see N.G.I above) were transferred
back to Lloyd Triestino and continued the
service from Genoa via Suez to Fremantle,
                Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, until Italy
                entered the War in 1940.

                Remo – 1940 seized by Australia       As above
                    in Fremantle when Italy entered
the war and r/n Reynella.
                   1947 on a passage Lae-Sydney
grounded on Jonard reef. Refloated
and towed to Sydney
1948 repaired at Newcastle
1949 purchased by Lloyd Triestino
r/n Remo cargo only
                   1951 sold
1959 scrapped

Romolo – 1937-1940 - Genoa via Suez to As above
                    Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne,
                    Sydney and Brisbane, and return.
                    1940, after Italy entered
the war, Romolo was intercepted
           at sea by the merchant cruiser
                    HMAS Manoora and was scuttled
            to avoid capture..

                Esquilino – 1937-1940 – Genoa via Suez As above
                    to Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne,
Sydney and Brisbane, and return.
                    1942 captured by the British and
r/n Empire Governor.
                    1946 scrapped

                Viminale – 1937-40 – Genoa via Suez As above
                    to Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne,
                    Sydney and Brisbane, and return.
                1940 became3 troopship
1942 while in a convoy Bizerte-
Palermo damaged in air attack
   1943 in Palermo damaged by
  two-man torpedo. While under
   tow Messina -Taranto for repairs
   torpedoed and sunk in a
   submarine attack off
                    Cape Vaticano.

                2. 1948 –Service Carrying Emigrants from Trieste
  to Australia via Suez starting with one ship:

   Postcard in the author's collection

Toscana (ex-Saarbrucken) - sln photo Digital Order
              twscs 9442t 1923 Bremen No. 639958 aq
   (Built for Norddeutscher Lloyd)
                    1935, purchased by the Italian
                    Government and transferred
                    to Lloyd Triestino and r/n.
                    1948 opened service Trieste
                    via Suez to Melbourne and Sydney.
                    1962 scrapped

                San Giorgio (ex-Principessa Giovanni) See Lloyd Sabaudo above
                    1947 r/n San Giorgio.
                    1952 transferred to Lloyd Triestino
                    and put on route Trieste via Suez to
                    Melbourne and Sydney
                    (made two or three r/v)
                    1953 scrapped

            2. Regular Australian Service 1951-63 (from
                Genoa via Suez to Fremantle,
                Melbourne and Sydney with three
                new ships)



                                       From the "Old Ship Picture Galleries"

             Australia – twscm 13,140t 1951 sln photo Digital Order
                    Monfalcone No. a636328 aq
                    1951-1963 – routed to the Australian
                    ports as above
                    1963 transferred to Italia Line
  r/n Donizetti. On Genoa-Panama-
   Valparaiso service
                   1976 withdrawn from service
   1977 scrapped

From the "Old Ship Picture Galleries"

                Oceania – twscm 13,139t 1951 sln photo Digital Order
  Monfalcone No. a638815 aq
                    1951-1963 routed to the Australian
                 ports as above
                    1963 transferred to Italia Line
r/n Verdi. On Valpaiso route
                1976 withdrawn from service
1977 scrapped

From the "Old Ship Picture Galleries"

Neptunia – twscm 13,141 t 1951 sln photo Digital Order
Monfalcone No, a638700 am
                    1951-1963 routed to the Australian
                    ports as above   ..
                    1963 transferred to Italia Line
   r/n Rossini. On Valparaiso route
               1976 withdrawn from service
1977 scrapped

   3. 1963. The above three vessels were replaced by
                    two larger faster ships: (Same service
                from Genoa via Suez to Fremantle,
               Melbourne and Sydney)

   Postcard in the author's collection

Galileo Galilei -twscs 27,888t 1963
Monfalcone
                    1963-1975 Australian service
                    1975 transferred to Italia Line service
                    to South America
                    1977 refitted as cruise ship
1983 sold to Chandris Line
1989 major refit and r/n Meridian
30,440gt
               1990-1998 mainly cruising in
the Carribean
1998 sold to Singapore owners
   r/n Sun Vista for cruises out
of Singapore
1999 following an engine room fire
   in the Malacca Straits and had to
be abandoned. It rolled over and
sank while under tow. There were
no fatalities.

   Pstcard in the author's collection

Gugliemo Marconi – twscs 27,905gt 1963
Monfalcone
                    1963-1975, Australian service
1975, transferred to Italia Line
                    1977 refitted as cruise ship,
1983 sold to Coata Amatori
r/n Costa Riviera and rebuilt
  30,325gt
2002 scrapped

                4. Other ships:

From the "Old Ship Picture Galleries"

Conte Grande – twscs 25,661gt 1928 sln photo Digital Order
Trieste No. a637o7o uw
                    After retiring from the Italia Line’s
                    South American service in 1960
                    made one voyage to Sydney with
    emigrants
1961 scrapped

                The Lloyd Triestino passenger service to Australia
                ended in 1976


  Sources
                1. John M. Maber’s “North Star to Southern Cross”
                (T.Stephenson & Sons Ltd, Prescot, Lancashire, 1967)
2. Duncan Haws "Merchant Fleets 40: Italia 1818-2001
(U.K. 2001)
3. Peter Plowman' "Australian Migrant Ships 1946-1977"
(Rosenberg, Dural, N.S.W. 2006)
4. The Old Ship Picture Galleries
Website: http://www. photoship.co.uk/

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