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Saturnia, Italian Line at Commonwealth Pier, Boston, Massachusetts 3 May 1957.
built 1927 at Cantiere Navale Triestino for Cosulich Line
GRT: 23,940, Length: 632 ft, Beam: 80 ft
Passengers: 370 1st cl, 412 2nd cl, 319 3rd cl, 564 4th cl
503 crew
Used as hospital ship during World War II. Taken over by U.S. Army after Italian surrender, served as hospital ship Francis Y. Slanger 1943-46. Returned to Italian Line, in service till 1965.
Out of service 7 Oct 1965, Scrapped 1966 at Terresstre Maritima, La Spezia, Italy.
****back-lit flatbed scan from postcard negative. photo: Earle G. Boyd
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