Maritime record TR 45 NE 278 - Val Salice

Summary

ITALIAN MERCHANT STEAMER, 1916

Location

Grid reference TR 4644 5793 (point) NLO
Map sheet TR45NE
District DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Ex: CONSORZIO CARBONI. Carrying a cargo of 4,000 tons, stranded on the west edge of the S Goodwin at 7.30pm on a Sunday. The Deal lifeboat CHARLES DIBDIN, anchored and veered down on the wreck, assisted by the searchlight of the guardship, and took off all the crew from rope ladders hanging over the side. The lifeboat then cut its cable and returned to shore at 3am. The Italian government awarded silver medals to the lifeboat crew some years later. Year Built: 1900 Builder: Cant Nav di Muggiano Engine HP: 233 Propulsion: Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine Boilers: 2 Owner: Nav Alta Italia (Soc Anon) Master: A Bolognini Crew: 30 Crew Lost: 0 Passengers: 0 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. GSS. Larn. R. 1977 p147; LR.1915-16 No.15(V); BOT.Wk.Rtn.1914-18 Pt.2 p24


<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.

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Record last edited

Mar 2 1994 12:00AM