There was a small Italian steamer named SS Leoluca (approx. 500 tons), but it was a minor coastal vessel with no significant historical footprint compared to the Lulworth Hill.
The most romanticized version of the SS Lilu comes from Polynesian trading records. Initially built as a three-masted schooner, she was retrofitted with a compound steam engine in 1905. Renamed SS Lilu, she was rumored to have been used for copra and phosphate trading until she vanished during WWII, possibly scuttled to prevent capture by Japanese forces. ss lilu
SS Lilu was a small coastal steamship (assumed early–mid 20th century) used for regional cargo and passenger runs. Typical of such vessels, she combined modest cargo capacity with short-range passenger accommodations and a steam reciprocating or small steam-turbine propulsion plant suited to frequent stop-and-go port calls. There was a small Italian steamer named SS Leoluca (approx