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===Rabaul New Britain - Brisbane 11 - 16 Jan 1946===
 
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==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.
 
 
==Soldiers carried==
 
 
===Rabaul to Brisbane 11 - 17 January 1946===
 
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Revision as of 00:24, 24 September 2020

SS Vito
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History
Name SS Vito
Owner Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen
Builder Gothenburg
Completed 1937
In service 1937
Out of service 1978
Fate Broken up for scrap
General characteristics
Type cargo vessel
Tonnage 5,181 tons
Speed 13.5 knots



Remarks

Battle Honours

Soldiers carried

Rabaul New Britain - Brisbane 11 - 16 Jan 1946