SS Savoia
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Savoia was a 5,490 ton refrigerated cargo ship[1] which was built in 1922. She was captured by the Royal Navy in 1941 and renamed Empire Arun. In 1947 she was sold and renamed Granlake. Further name changes were Dryad in 1949, Shiranesan Maru in 1951 and Dainichi Maru in 1962. She was scrapped in 1968.
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Builder | Stabilimento Tecnico, Trieste |
Yard number | 736 |
Launched | 25 May 1922 |
Completed | 1 December 1922 |
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Fate | Scrapped August 1969 |
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Tonnage | 5,490 GRT |
Length | 391 ft (119.18 m) |
Beam | 54 ft (16.46 m) |
Depth | 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m) |
Propulsion | 2 x steam turbines (600 hp (450 kW)), double reduction geared driving one screw |
Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h) |
Capacity | 23,310 cubic feet (660 m3) refrigerated cargo space. |
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