 In 1895, she was sold to Mortolo & Simonetti, based in Genoa, Italy.She was based in Camogli, northern Italy and transported lumber regularly from Pensacola, Florida to South America.In October 1904, the "Georges Valentine", with a crew of twelve men commanded by Captain Prospero Mortolo, sailed with a load of milled mahogany from Pensacola bound for Buenos Aires.