Re: Whalers bought by Italian Navy WWI
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de domenico (IP Logged)
Date: November 05, 2013 09:58AM
10. LEOPARDO (Regia Marina 16.9.1916, renamed VORAGINE on 31.1.1917, discarded 30.3.1920 and sold to A. Serra & B. Berardi, Ancona, as MARIA STEFANIA, in Oct. 1927 Greek ALECOS, in Feb. 1929 ITHACOS then in May 1933 AGHIOS SPYRIDON, in April 1936 ANNA MARIA, sunk by German aircraft 25.4.1941 at Egio, salvaged post-war, Feb. 1956 AGIOS NICOLAOS, sunk near Preveza 20.2.1961) ex Chilean ALMIRANTE MONTT, built Framnaes, yd. no. 56, compl. 7.1905, 123 grt, for the Sociedad Ballenera de Magallanes (A. Andresen, Sandefjord), Punta Arenas;
11. LIBECCIO (Regia Marina 7.4./13.6.1916, discarded 4.3.1923, sold mercantile as LAURA in 1924 then DELIA in 1925, in 1934 ASSUNTA MADRE, requisitioned by the Regia Marina in ww.2 as the aux. m/s R 147, derequisitioned 16.4.1944, broken up post-war) ex Norwegian INGOLFR, built 1893 by Akers MV, yd. no. 142, 81 grt, 155 t displ., for Hans Ellefsen, Toensberg;
12. MAESTRALE (Regia Marina 7/29.4.1916, discarded 10.4.1920, 1920 sold to Taffetani & C., Ancona, 1923 to Cant. Navale Poli, Chioggia, 1924 re-sold to Jadranska Plovidba D.D., Susak (Yugoslavia) as the passenger/cargo ship LAV, scuttled Dobrinj 11.4.1941, salved & repaired in Italian hands, in service Sept. 1941 as CURZOLA, 3.10.1943 grounded at Spasovac while in German service, 1.1946 salved again by Yugoslavia as LAV, broken up 1961) ex Norwegian DORIS, built Moss Vaerft, yd. no. 13, compl. 22.7.1912, 140 grt, for the Hvalfangerselskabet Sydhavet (Peder Bogen), Sandefjord;
13. MAROSO (Regia Marina 12.8.1916, discarded 24.2.1920 and sold mercantile, reduced to a barge circa 1932) ex Norwegian BAHIA DOS TIGRES, ex SKALLAGRIM, built 1896 by Fredrikstad Mek., yd. no. 49, 102 grt, 225 t displ., for the A/S Harpunen (Herlofsen), Moss;
14. ONDA (Regia Marina 27.8.1916, discarded 6.12.1919, sold mercantile, requisitioned as the aux. m/s R 106 in ww.2, sunk 6.3. or 6.5.1943 by HMS SAFARI South of Asinara island, salved 7.1947, ONDA DELFINO in 1954 etc.) ex Norwegian ANGOLA, built 1903 at Christiania, 150 t displ.;
15. PANTERA (Regia Marina 16.9.1916, renamed VORTICE on 31.1.1917, discarded 14 or 15.4.1920 and sold mercantile) ex Chilean ALMIRANTE URIBE, built by Framnaes, yd. no. 64, compl. 9.1906, 126 grt, for the Sociedad Ballenera de Magallanes (A. Andresen, Sandefjord), Punta Arenas;
16. PONENTE (Regia Marina 16/23.5.1916 at Gibraltar, sunk 20. or 30.7.1916 in collision with TB CLIO) ex Norwegian BET (from 1911) ex IMMANUEL of Dansk Hvalfangst og Fisheri A/S (Chr. Salvesen & Co., Leith) from 1897 to 1911, owner since 1911 A/S Bas (N.T. Nielsen-Alonso, mgr.), Sandefjord, compl. 22.3.1882 by Nylands, yd. no. 45, 73 grt, for Carsten Bruun & Svend Foyn, Toensberg;
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Edited 18 time(s). Last edit at 04/16/2014 11:18AM by de domenico.