Egle
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The
steamship Ligure was built in Rotterdam in Holland, and
was launched in 1893 for the company Konlijke Nederlansche
Stoombot in Amsterdam. She was sold in 1925 and renamed
Iris, and in 1937 she ended up with Italian owners under
the name Egle. In 1942 she was requisitioned by Regia
Marina who was in dire need of military transports. Under
a journey from Cagliari to La Maddelena loaded with coal,
she was torpedoed and sunk by the Dutch submarine Dolfijn
outside Capo Carbonara 29. March 1943. The battered wreck
rest today on a depth of approx 25 to 35 meters one
nautical mile from Capo Carbonara on Sardinia.
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 Last updated: October 2017 |
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