SS Conte di Savoia was an Italian ocean liner built in 1932 at the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste.
«Conte Di Savoia» durante le sue prove in mare
Conte di Savoia being scrapped, 1950
SS Rex was an Italian ocean liner launched in 1931. She held the westbound Blue Riband between 1933 and 1935, for a passenger liner in regular service crossing the Atlantic Ocean with the record highe
SS Conte di Savoia
…merger with the Navigazione Generale Italiana, the ship was completed for the newly formed Italia Flotte Riunite. The new Italia Line also controlled Rex, a similar though slightly larger ship completed just two months before Conte di Savoia. The Conte di Savoia was more modern in decoration and appearance…
First class grand staircase
Welcome Flier for Tourist Class of Conte di Savoia and Rex, 1932
A 272 Squadron Beaufighter climbs away after attacking Rex, (8 September 1944)