Regele Carol I
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The
steamer Regele Carol I was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding
& Engineering Company in Glasgow and was launched in
1898 for the Romanian navy. Some sources state the
railroad company, the sourses vary on this details. She
was sold to Russia in 1916 and renamed Korol Karl and was
used as a freighter. After the Russian revolution she was
taken over a short time by the new Soviet government in
1918 and given the name Ion Roata. She was handed over to
the Romanians soon after and got her original name back.
She sailed for Serviciul Maritime Roman as a passenger
ship until Romania joined the axis forces in second world
war. She was requisitioned by the Romanian navy and
outfitted to a mine layer. 10.October 1941 she was spotted
by the Soviet submarine L 4 outside Varna and torpedoed.
The wreck rest today on a depth of 18 to 25 meter tow
nautical miles outside Galata Burnu lighthouse.
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 Picture: Regele Carol I Diver BG  Last updated: December 2012 |
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