Romagna
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The
steam tanker Syriam was laid down at Grangemouth Dockyard,
and was launched in 1899 for the company Burmah Oil
Company in Rangoon. In the mid 1920's she was sold to
Italy and was renamed Romagna. Under a journey to Cagliari
loaded with fuel 2. August 1943, she hit a mine that
ignited her cargo. The bow was in the explosion that
followed, ripped off and sank immediately, while the
remains of the tanker drifted further away for a few
minutes before she also disappeared in the deep. The stern
rest today on a depth of 32 to 42 meter outside Cagliari,
while the bow section rest one nautical mile away on
a depth of 45 meter.
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 Picture: Romagna From video by Ted Huikeshoven Last updated: August 2019 |
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