During the early 1920's the world's main shipping countries were building many new ships to replace those lost by WW1. The Scandinavians, following the success of Selandia in 1912, and many others were building motor ships, where ever they could. In 1920 the Norwegian firm of Otto & Thor Thoresen A/S, turned to the Dutch shipyard of J. & K. Smit's Scheepswerwen, Kinderdijk for several ships, all to be engined by Werkspoor Diesels. The first was the Salerno, with San Paulo and San Miguel following. After one year with Thoresen all ships were transferred to the Den Norske Syd-Amerika Linje, and the Salerno had a change of name to reflect her South American service to Salta. During WW2 the Salta was interned in Vichy France at Dakar, but following the Allied invasion of North Africa returned to Norway's services until 1956. In 1957 while under a Panamanian flag the former Salta collided with a submerged object and sunk of Honshu, Japan
Salerno as Built
Salta as modified with a bigger funnel
As a side note the Den Norske Syd-Amerika Linje, was a joint operation between Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, A/S. J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi and Fred. Olsen & Co., all companies contributing ships which were all had names of South American places beginning with the letter S
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Thank you Kim for the crest
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