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Show ; Biggest Motor Ship in World Launched in Italy i H f tw, ---- ffe-2 i Scene at the launching of the Saturnia, the largest motor ship yet built, at Montfalcone, Italy. On the plat- form in the foreground are Princess Glovanna, who sponsored the ship, and the government dignitaries. The ship is run by Diesel engines. It Is 650 feet long, has an 80-foot beam, Is of 85,000 ton3 displacement, and can carry 26,500 tons of cargo. The passenger-carrying capacity Is 2.2S0, exclusive of the crew of 500. It can attain a speed of 21 knots. |