SS Conte di Savoia was an Italian ocean liner built by Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico at Trieste for the Italian Line, launched on 28 October 1931 and notable as the first major ocean liner fitted with gyroscopic stabilizers, an innovation intended to smooth the notoriously rough North Atlantic crossing for her roughly 2,200 passengers across four classes. Entering service on her maiden voyage to New York on 30 November 1932, Conte di Savoia never matched the speed records set by her running mate SS Rex, reaching a maximum of about 27.5 knots, but her stabilization system and modernist interiors, designed by Melchiorre Bega, made her a celebrated vessel of the interwar Atlantic run. Requisitioned for war service in 1940, she was sunk by German forces near Venice in 1943, refloated in 1945, and sold for scrap in 1950.
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SignificanceFirst major liner fitted with gyroscopic stabilizers 1 Manufacturer or BuilderCantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: SS Conte di Savoia
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was an Italian ocean liner built in 1932
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built in 1932 at the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste
Article text, sentence comparing her decoration with Rex
was the first major liner fitted with gyroscopic stabilizers
In Group: Atlantic Express Liners, Lead sentence
SS Conte di Savoia ("Count of Savoy") was an Italian ocean liner built in 1932 at the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste.
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