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My great-grandfather, Joseph "Guiseppe" Ventimiglia, came to the United States in 1904 on the SS Manilla to the Port of New Orleans, as did his sister, Magdalin Ventimiglia, two years previously. The Manilla of 1900 was owned by the Navigazione Generale Italiana Line. Built by Palmers Co. of Jarrow-on-Tyne in 1873 as the Whampoa for the British company Watts, Milburn & Co. She operated on the River Thames - Cape Town - Australia service in 42 days. She was on charter to Anderson & Anderson's Orient Line of Packets. Then on John Flint's Colonial Line's triangular service to Australia with cargo, ballast to China and home to England with tea. She was sold to Rubattino and renamed Manilla in 1878. In 1881 was transferred to Nav. Gen. Italiana and commenced running between Genoa, Naples and New York on 11 May 1899. She started her last voyage on this service on 28 Jun 1903 having made seven round voyages and was sold in 1905. She was scrapped in 1907. Her dimensions were 3910 gross tons, length 399.5ft x beam 42.2ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation provided for 60-1st class 1,250-3rd class passengers.

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