Historical information
SS Roma was laid down in 1942 at the Seattle-Tacoma SB Corporation plant and was launched as “Glacier” on September 7, 1942. Like quite a few ships, it was during her building as a C3 cargo ships that she was transferred under the “Lend Lease Agreement” to the Royal Navy and redesigned and built as the escort aircraft carrier HMS Atheling. After the war she was purchased by the Lauro Lines and rebuilt as the modern passenger liner Roma. She departed on her maiden voyage from Genoa bound for Australia in August 1951 arriving in Fremantle on October 1, continuing to Melbourne and arriving in Sydney on the 17th. She then went north to Brisbane before returning home.
Physical description
A framed oil painting of the migrant ship SS Roma.
Inscriptions & markings
Roma
Mounting & framing
Timber frame, no glass
Keywords
References
- Flotta Lauro Lines SS Roma & Sydney Outlines the history of the Roma from launch as a US, C3 cargo vessel in 1942 to the start of her Australia run in 1951.
