On This Day marks 68 years since the bombing REX-a, in the meantime, in Izola MARENI exhibition is

On This Day marks 68 years since the bombing REX-a, in the meantime, in Izola MARENI exhibition is held under the name REX - Glitter, Ruin, reminisce and therefore it is right that the Rex write a few words:
The ship was commissioned by NGI (Navigazione Generale jokers Italiana) was built in the Cantieri Navali di Sestri Ponente (then under the name of Ansaldo di Ponente Sestri). Construction Rex lasted jokers a year and a half. From January 1930 until 1 August 1931 were baptized jokers by King Vittorio Emanuele III and Queen Elena.
Specialty Rex, two were low (15m) chimney with red and green ribbon, which has been a feature of the Italian naval fleet in the thirties and two 45m high mast. The stack was 12 are passed exhaust pipe. Ship are driven by two engines with four turbines, propellers had a diameter of 5m. At the launch Rex had engine 120000 tory power (which was approximately 4000 HP more than planned). The subsequent processing is Rex evolved jokers over 136000 horsepower. On board were installed 24 lifeboats.
The ship was a veritable small town as it had 12 floors which have been associated with elevators and stairs. Fifteen, with watertight doors, interconnected sections is divided among the ship's shell is a potential water penetration while the hydraulic door closed automatically. The ship had two outdoor pools and a gym, which was also the largest room on the ship. Additionally, the Rex Theatre, bank, movie theater, library, physiotherapy, photographer and church. In addition, passengers can enjoy the many shops, restaurants, barber shops and česalnicah. And as for the little town proper, jokers Rex also had its printing, typographical, equipped with three machines, jokers because there are print newspaper ship "Marine News".
Most Luxurious course was first class. You were right apartment consists of a spacious bedroom, jokers bathroom, living room and terrace and private spaces. Among the common areas, the criteria dining room, main room, gallery, cinema, theater, library, shops, jokers swimming pools, physiotherapy, gym.
Special Class has adopted 378 guests. In addition to cabins with two or four beds and a bathroom are here to have a church. In this floor have two elevators, dining room, pool and porch for morning and afternoon coffee. jokers 160 m2 was aimed at children. In the lobby were offices and shops.
Third-class cabins have adopted a total of 866 guests. Guests staying at this grade are able to attend cinema performances, jokers eat in the dining room for special occasions, residing in the premises, which were divided into smokers and non-smokers, they had a veranda with a bar and the ladies had themselves a separate room.
Tourist class has taken 410 guests. jokers The specialty of this class was the elevator and restaurant feasts. Very enjoyable and suitable jokers for walking was covered porch. Just like third class also had a tourist class room dedicated to ladies only.
Rex's first journey begins on 27 September 1932 when the 1872 passengers embarks on his first transatlantic jokers route to New York. But before jokers Gibraltar problems occur with the engines and the ship is forced to remain in Gibraltar for three days, until the defects are not corrected. jokers As some passengers feared further navigation with Rex as the train traveled to the German transatlantic ship Europa. Upon arrival in New York while they were waiting jokers for a surprise; saw the Rex is tied at the pier.
10 August 1933 at 11:30 Rex departs from Genoa and on the voyage between Gibraltar and New York begins to conquer the blue ribbon, a prestigious award for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean and the distance sailed in an impressive 4 days, 13 hours, 50 minutes with an average speed of 29 knots . Rex is tarkat commanded by Francesco Tarabotto. This is Rex took the blue ribbon German ship Brener and it continued until 1935, when Rex took the blue ribbon French ship "Normandie", with its 80,000 jokers grt. Normandie on the return trip from New York to Gibraltar vehicle with 30.35 knots, and so took the blue ribbon. That's what Rex two years sailing with you 29 feet long flag (blue ribbon) - for each knot speed of the ship during the voyage of one meter.
His last voyage as a commercial, cruise ship Rex passed in the spring of 1940 Later proceed to Genoa, Venice, Pula and Trieste. During the war 2.svetovno transforming it into a ship of the Red Cross (the original plan was even change the Rex in an aircraft) which drives the soldiers of North African battlefields in Italy. The ship also disguising (darkened windows, repaint it with a sandy color) to make it easier to hide from the British and allies. In Trieste there is already at quite looted. By the end of the ruin in 1944 when he docked in Trieste.
On 5 September 1944 the ship because of the potential bombing of Trieste, jokers led to the Slovenian coast, in order to better hide from her allies. Due to its size and shallowness of our sea ship ran aground about 200 meters from the coast, somewhere between Izola