(Not to be confused with RMS Umbria or Italian cruiser Umbria.) SS Umbria (formerly SS Bahia Blanca) was a maritime transport built in 1912 in Hamburg, Germany which plied the routes between Europe and Argentina. In 1918 the ship was acquired by the Argentinean Government and transported various goods (notably coal and agriculture products) across the Atlantic until 1934. In 1935 she was purchased by the Italian Government and renamed Umbria. On 3 June 1940 she arrived at Port Said, Egypt which was controlled by the British. She was secretly carrying 6000 tons of bombs, 600 cases of detonators, 100 tons of various weapons, over 2000 tons of cement and three Fiat 1100 cars. Although expected to enter the war, Italy was still technically neutral, so on June 6th Umbria was allowed to continue
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| - Umbria (Schiff) (de)
- Umbria (1911) (it)
- SS Umbria (en)
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| - Die Umbria ist ein Schiffswrack im Roten Meer vor Port Sudan. Der italienische Frachter mit einer Munitionsladung wurde dort 1940 bei Kriegsausbruch zwischen Italien und Großbritannien von seiner italienischen Besatzung versenkt. (de)
- (Not to be confused with RMS Umbria or Italian cruiser Umbria.) SS Umbria (formerly SS Bahia Blanca) was a maritime transport built in 1912 in Hamburg, Germany which plied the routes between Europe and Argentina. In 1918 the ship was acquired by the Argentinean Government and transported various goods (notably coal and agriculture products) across the Atlantic until 1934. In 1935 she was purchased by the Italian Government and renamed Umbria. On 3 June 1940 she arrived at Port Said, Egypt which was controlled by the British. She was secretly carrying 6000 tons of bombs, 600 cases of detonators, 100 tons of various weapons, over 2000 tons of cement and three Fiat 1100 cars. Although expected to enter the war, Italy was still technically neutral, so on June 6th Umbria was allowed to continue (en)
- L'Umbria è una nave italiana affondata nel Mar Rosso. Fu completata nel 1911 ad Amburgo, fu varata con il nome di Bahia Blanca per operare in Argentina. Nel 1935 la nave è stata acquistata dal governo italiano che dopo averla rinominata Umbria la destinò al trasporto truppe. Oggi il relitto dell'Umbria giace su un fondale di 36 metri di profondità in Sudan a Wingate Reef, nelle acque di Port Sudan. La sua posizione protetta da onde e maree ha reso possibile nei decenni l'insediamento nel relitto di spugne, pesci e coralli, trasformando l'Umbria in un paradiso per i subacquei. (it)
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| - two 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engines, dual shaft, 848 nominal horsepower total (en)
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| - Die Umbria ist ein Schiffswrack im Roten Meer vor Port Sudan. Der italienische Frachter mit einer Munitionsladung wurde dort 1940 bei Kriegsausbruch zwischen Italien und Großbritannien von seiner italienischen Besatzung versenkt. Das Schiff wurde 1912 in Hamburg als Bahía Blanca für die Hamburg Süd fertiggestellt. Sie diente dem Transport von Auswanderern und Saisonarbeitern nach Südamerika. Während des Ersten Weltkrieges wurde das Schiff im Hafen von Puerto Madryn aufgelegt.1918 wurde es an die argentinische Regierung verkauft und diente bis 1934 als Transporter in der argentinischen Marine. Eigentlich zum Abbruch nach Italien verkauft, wurde das Schiff 1935 von der italienischen Regierung wegen des Abessinienkrieges wieder zum Truppentransporter hergerichtet und in Umbria umbenannt. (de)
- (Not to be confused with RMS Umbria or Italian cruiser Umbria.) SS Umbria (formerly SS Bahia Blanca) was a maritime transport built in 1912 in Hamburg, Germany which plied the routes between Europe and Argentina. In 1918 the ship was acquired by the Argentinean Government and transported various goods (notably coal and agriculture products) across the Atlantic until 1934. In 1935 she was purchased by the Italian Government and renamed Umbria. On 3 June 1940 she arrived at Port Said, Egypt which was controlled by the British. She was secretly carrying 6000 tons of bombs, 600 cases of detonators, 100 tons of various weapons, over 2000 tons of cement and three Fiat 1100 cars. Although expected to enter the war, Italy was still technically neutral, so on June 6th Umbria was allowed to continue her way. On June 9th British warships HMS Grimsby and HMS Leander forced Umbria to anchor at Wingate reef near Port Sudan, Sudan on the pretext for searching for contraband. Shortly after that Umbria's captain, Lorenzo Muiesan, heard on the radio that Italy had joined the war with Nazi Germany. He asked the British guards for permission to do a muster drill and with the help of the crew scuttled the ship. SS Umbria lies on her port side at a maximum depth of 38 metres (125 ft). She is often visited by scuba divers and is considered to be one of the best wreck dives in the world.
* Stern view of the wreck
* Electric panel in the engine room
* Bombs cargo in the wreck
* Remains of ammunition cargo
* Fiat 1100 cars (en)
- L'Umbria è una nave italiana affondata nel Mar Rosso. Fu completata nel 1911 ad Amburgo, fu varata con il nome di Bahia Blanca per operare in Argentina. Nel 1935 la nave è stata acquistata dal governo italiano che dopo averla rinominata Umbria la destinò al trasporto truppe. La nave è stata autoaffondata dall'equipaggio nel giugno del 1940 poco dopo l'entrata in guerra dell'Italia. L'Umbria era in navigazione verso l'Eritrea ma oltrepassato il canale di Suez cominciò ad essere seguita da navi della Royal Navy. Il 9 giugno i marinai inglesi della sloop inglese e dell'incrociatore neozelandese Leander salirono a bordo con la scusa di effettuare un controllo anti contrabbando. L'indomani il capitano Lorenzo Muiesan venne informato via radio dell'imminente entrata in guerra dell'Italia (per le ore 19:00 dello stesso giorno) e decise di affondare la nave per evitare che gli inglesi entrassero in possesso del carico: Fiat 1100, 360.000 bombe, ATV, pistole e altre attrezzature militari a bordo. Oggi il relitto dell'Umbria giace su un fondale di 36 metri di profondità in Sudan a Wingate Reef, nelle acque di Port Sudan. La sua posizione protetta da onde e maree ha reso possibile nei decenni l'insediamento nel relitto di spugne, pesci e coralli, trasformando l'Umbria in un paradiso per i subacquei. (it)
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