SS Otranto

At least 2 British ships have been named SS Otranto after the Strait of Otranto that separates Italy and Albania.

SS Otranto - 1909 ship that served as an armed merchant cruiser and troop ship during World War I before being wrecked in 1918.
RMS Otranto (1925) - Cargo liner that served during World War II as a troop transport and Landing ship, infantry before she was scrapped in 1957.

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