Image 1 of 1
Umbria40.jpg
Ship builds by construction sites Rieherst Schiffswerks in Hamburg and was launched under the name of Bahia Blanca December 30th, 1911. Moving 10.076 tons for 4300 horses in a superior speed of 12 knots, his length was 153 m for 18 wide, He entered service in 1912.n 1935, he was acquired by the Italian government which disarmed him, renamed him Umbria and equipped in carrier of troop. For its last journey, its cargo was impressive: 360.000 bombs, amounting to 6000 tons, 60 boxes of detonators, bags of cement, diverse building materials, vehicles and other goods for a total of 8.600 tons.
- Copyright
- vincentpommeyrol
- Image Size
- 4912x3275 / 5.0MB
- https://www.photoshelter.com/support/license
- https://www.vincentpommeyrol.com/contact
- Contained in galleries
- Sea Wreck of Umbria - Red Sea - Sudan