Tourist Class Welcome Flier, Italian Ocean Liners Rex and Conte di Savoia (1932).

            Rex operated transatlantic crossings from Italy with its running mate, Conte di Savoia prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.  Both ships were dubbed “The Riviera afloat.”  To carry the theme even further, sand was scattered in the outdoor swimming pools, creating a beach-like effect highlighted by multicolored umbrellas.  

Rex was the first to be completed and was christened on August 1, 1931.  In August 1933, Rex fulfilled the promises of her designers and captured the Blue Riband on its westbound Atlantic crossing with a time of four days and thirteen hours, with an average speed of 28.92 knots (53.56 km/h; 33.28 mph).  This record would stand until 1935.  

Following the outbreak of war, both Rex and Conte di Savoia continued regular Mediterranean cruises as if totally unaffected by events to the north.  In the end, Italian liners proved to be among the final ships trading on a commercial basis.  

On September 8, 1944, Rex was attacked in Capodistria Bay, south of Trieste by Royal Air Force aircraft.  She was hit by cannon fire and 123 rockets, caught fire from bow to stern, rolled onto the port side, burned for four days, and sank in shallow water.  

The ship was featured in Federico Fellini’s 1973 film “Amarcord,” representing the “greatest thing the [Italian] regime ever built.”  [Source: Wikipedia]

Taken on: February 11, 2016

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