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SS Duca d'Aosta was an Italian

Italy

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ocean liner

Ocean liner

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for Navigazione Generale Italiana

Navigazione Generale Italiana

Navigazione Generale Italiana was an Italian shipping company formed in 1881 by the merger of I & V. Florio of Palermo and Raffaele Rubattino of Genoa...

named after one of the Dukes of Aosta

Duke of Aosta

In the mid-13th century the Hohenstaufen Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II made the County of Aosta a duchy; its arms were carried in the Savoyard coat-of-arms until the unification of Italy in 1870. The region remained part of Savoy lands, with the exception of a French occupation, 1539—1563...

. Launched in 1908, she sailed between Italy and New York and South America for most of her career. During World War I

World War I

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she was employed as a troopship carrying United States troops to France as part of the United States Navy

United States Navy

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Cruiser and Transport Force

The Cruiser and Transport Service was a unit of the United States Navy's Atlantic Fleet during World War I that was responsible for transporting American men and materiel to France.- Composition :...

. She was scrapped in 1929.
Duca d'Aosta, was built by Cantieri Navale Siciliani of Palermo

Palermo

Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...

, with steam engine

Steam engine

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