Owned photograph by my father Captain Orfeo Ticac; within my collection since 1963

PARTIZANKA the first and only Yugoslav trans-ocean passenger ship.
She made 4 voyages from Rijeka to South America and 2 voyages from Rijeka to Australia.
Also known as the *Emigrant Ship*.

Built 1927 at shipyard Newport News, USA under name SHWANE
Length : 120 meters
Breath : 18,90 meters
Steamship

Owner since 2nd July 1947 : JUGOLINIJA, Rijeka, Croatia (then YU)
The ship was bought by Jugolinija in Portugal as CITY OF LISABON.
Passengers : 750
Crew members : 195
Political commissars : 15
At Split on 12th October 1949 caught-up severe fire on several locations onboard and suffered serious damage.
Scrapped beginning of 1950's.

On the photograph can be clearly seen the Jugolinija's funnel markings: two light blue bands with the red star in the white band.
My father was for a shorter time a Deck Officer onboard this ship.

PARTIZANKA seen at Sydney
1948