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Thursday 8 December 2016

Italian navy ship (ex-Grossherzog von Oldenburg 1906-1921) Città di Milano 1921-1943

Our thanks to Lazer_one for the drawings

Built at Schichau F. Werft, Danzig, Germany with yard number 771 as the cable layer ss Grossherzog von Oldenburg for account of the Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke AG in 1906. Ceded to the Italian government due to war reparations in 1921 still on her original navy and since 1921 at the Città di Milano from the Italian navy. Served in 1928 as support ship of the airship Italia of Umberto Nobile. Scuttled at Savona on 9 September 1943. Gross register tonnage 2.691 tons and as dimensions 92,6 x 12,7 metres. Machinery consisted of 2 triple steam engines allowing a speed of 12 knots.