Navigazione Generale Italiana
"Conte di Savoia" was originally ordered for the Lloyd Sabaudo line; however, after a merger with the Navigazione Generale Italiana, the ship was completed for the newly formed Italia Flotte Riunite. The new Italia Line also controlled , a similar though slightly larger ship completed just two months before "Conte di Savoia". The "Conte di Savoia" was more modern in decoration and appearance than "Rex" and was the first major liner fitted with gyroscopic stabilisers.