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. She was sold to Russia in 1916
and renamed Korol Karl and was used as a cargo freighter.
After the Russian revolution she was taken over for 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 then
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 two nautical miles
outside Galata Burnu lighthouse.
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 Picture: Regele Carol I Courtesy of Diver BG Last updated: December 2012 |
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