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Passenger manifest of the Presidente Wilson, November, 1923; image of the ship

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Giovanni Proni is listed as passenger #28 on this manifest.

The Ship
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Built by Cantieri Navali Triestino, Monfalcone, Italy, 1912. 12,567 gross tons; 500 (bp) feet long; 60 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 18 knots. 1,905 passengers (125 first class, 550 second class, 1,230 third class).

Built for Austro-Americana Line, Austrian flag, in 1912 and named Kaiser Franz Josef I.
Trieste-South America and later Trieste-New York service.
Laid up at Trieste 1914-19.
Sold to Cosulich Line, Italian flag, in 1919 and renamed Presidente Wilson.
Mediterranean-New York service.
Transferred to Adriatica Line, Italian flag, in 1930 and renamed Gange.
Trieste-Far East service.
Transferred to Adriatica Line, Italian flag, in 1936 and renamed Marco Polo.
Venice-Alexandria service.
Laid up 1940-43. Refloated in 1949; scrapped in 1950.


Photo from the Richard Faber Collection. Ship data from the Ellis Island website.


Last updated 2005-11-30. AP.