Difference between revisions of "SS Vito"
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− | Registered in Oslo Norway, and managed by Olav | + | Registered in Oslo Norway, and managed by Olav Ditlev Simonsen, it was part of a fleet of small ships administered by the US Government that provided inter island transport from Australia during WW2. |
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+ | Post WW2 she had many ownership and name changes. She was owned from January 1964 by Skips A/S Tilthorn, of Narvik, who renamed her ''Stella Nova''. From April 1966 she was ''Althea'' for the Pasalaric Investment Corp., of Panama. From 1967 she was owned by Minerva S.p.a., of Palermo, Italy, retaining her name unchanged. From 1968, she was the ''Maja'' for Nav. Grancebaco S.A., of Panama, and from March 1974, she was owned by Reina Sofia Cia. de Nav. S.A., of Panama, who renamed her ''Isolanda''. From January 1977, Orgophin S.A., of Panama, renamed her ''Coralba'' before she was sold on 19 Sep 1978 to Brodospas, of Split for breaking up. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== |
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Name | SS Vito |
Builder/Built | 1937 Gothenburg |
Type | cargo ship |
Displacement | 5,181 tons |
Speed | 13.5 knots |
Remarks
Registered in Oslo Norway, and managed by Olav Ditlev Simonsen, it was part of a fleet of small ships administered by the US Government that provided inter island transport from Australia during WW2.
Post WW2 she had many ownership and name changes. She was owned from January 1964 by Skips A/S Tilthorn, of Narvik, who renamed her Stella Nova. From April 1966 she was Althea for the Pasalaric Investment Corp., of Panama. From 1967 she was owned by Minerva S.p.a., of Palermo, Italy, retaining her name unchanged. From 1968, she was the Maja for Nav. Grancebaco S.A., of Panama, and from March 1974, she was owned by Reina Sofia Cia. de Nav. S.A., of Panama, who renamed her Isolanda. From January 1977, Orgophin S.A., of Panama, renamed her Coralba before she was sold on 19 Sep 1978 to Brodospas, of Split for breaking up.