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SS Sud America I

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History
Italy
Name
  • SS Sud America (1872-1884)
  • SS Sud America I (1884-1888)
Owner
  • Lavarello Fratelli Fu G. B., Genoa (1872-1883)
  • Matteo Bruzzi & Co (1883-1884)
  • La Veloce Linea di Navigazione Italiana a Vapore (1884-1888)
BuilderWigham Richardson, Newcastle upon Tyne
Yard number82
Launched12 June 1872
CompletedOctober 1872
FateSunk in a collision on 13 September 1888
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage
Length314 feet (96 m)
Beam35.3 feet (10.8 m)
Depth28.8 feet (8.8 m)
Installed power400 nhp
Propulsion
  • Four masts
  • 1 × 2 cylinder compound engine
  • One propeller
Speed12 knots (14 mph)
Capacity
  • 75 first class passengers
  • 52 second class passengers
  • 750 immigrants
Crew70

SS Sud America was an Italian ocean liner. She was built by Wigham Richardson, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and launched in 1872. She was operated by Lavarello Fratelli Fu G. B from 1872 until 1883. Her second owner was another Italian shipping company, La Veloce Navigazione Italiana a Vapore S. A., from 1884, who renamed her SS Sud America I.

Sinking

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On 13 September 1888, the ship was transporting from 260 passengers and 69 crew from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Genoa, Italy, via Las Palmas, Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. The ship was also carrying 700 tonnes of cargo. The ship was docked in the bay and the passengers were disembarking, while preparations were made for anchoring in order to load coal in the bay at Las Palmas. While this was being carried out, the French steamer La France collided with the bow of the Sud America I. The Sud America I sank almost instantly in 49 feet (15 m) of water, leaving only the tops of her four masts visible, 2,000 feet (610 m) from the beach. Seventy nine of the 329 passengers and crew died in the disaster.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "SS Sud America (I) (+1888)". Wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 28 May 2022.