SS Minas (1891)
| History | |
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 Kingdom of Italy | |
| Name | Minas |
| Builder | Gio. Ansaldo & C., Sestri Ponente, Italy |
| Launched | 1891 |
| Fate | Sunk 15 February 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 2,854 gross register tons |
| Length | 110.90 metres (363 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 12.22 metres (40 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Capacity |
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SS Minas was an Italian troopship which was sunk on 15 February 1917 in the Central Mediterranean Sea with the loss of 870 lives.
Construction, characteristics, and civilian service
SS Minas was a passenger ship built in 1891 by Gio. Ansaldo & C. in Sestri Ponente, Italy, and operated by Angelo Parodi fu B. of Genoa.[1] She was 110.90 metres (363 ft 10 in) long and 12.22 metres (40 ft 1 in) in beam and had a top speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). She could carry 60 passengers in first class and 900 in third class. Prior to Italy's entry into World War I in 1915, she travelled mainly between Genoa and South America.[2]
Loss
Italy entered World War I on the side of
gold bullion.[5]
References
- ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Minas". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Minas" (in Italian). Agenzia Bozzo. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ a b Franco Favre, La Marina nella Grande Guerra. Le operazioni navali, aeree, subacquee e terrestri in Adriatico, p. 177 (in Italian)
- ^ Silvia, Musi (9 April 2012). "Affondamenti Navi Grande Guerra" Archived 2014-04-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian). Pietri Grande Guerra.
- ^ Causo, Lucio (7 February 2012). "Il fante della 'Sagra di Gorizia'" (in Italian). Cultura Salentina.
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