Marsala

The Piroscafo Marsala Was built by the shipyard Alexander Stephen & Sons of Glasgow in England In 1882 and 2274 t.s.l.
dislocava Registered with the Company Slogan line on May 31, 1882, has begun working On trafficking Hamburg-Australia
In 1886 threatened by the competition of Norddeutscher Lloyd Who had received a grant from the government for the delivery and transportation of Postal equipment, has been withdrawn from the service and moved to the line Just open Edward Carr Hamburg \ New York, thus starting a service Passenger and goods, accepting about 600 passengers each way.

On 2 September 1886 , makes the first trip Hamburg-New York , and October 7, 1897 the last trip of the line-New Hamburg York.
From 1882 1911 1911 yield to the Shipping companies "Beraldo and Devoto of Genoa.
Requirement and used as a transport ship in the war Italo-1913 The company becomes "Clorialdo Devoto" always based in Genoa.

Shipwreck

On the morning of 2 July 1913 Marsala Came from the Tunisian port of Sfax in the direction of Santa pristana Liberata Argentario in with a load of about 3500 tons of phosphates for the Commander James Massa all goes as usual: follow the shifts Guard at the helm, gets up at dawn while a dense fog.
While on board are taken all the necessary precautions according to the Standard shipping, when he reaches through the island of Giannutri comes into collision with the Italian ship Campidano (writing to Compartment maritime Cagliari and from the city, with captain Arcidiacono).
The impact was disastrous, and Marsala it emerged almost entirely cut Two, the water quickly invaded, making pouring a peak in less 10 minutes.
On board were 23 people and four crew passing, the wife of Master, the law of them, a 'friend of the wife and daughter of a Important also notable of Sfax friend of his wife.
Given time, part of the crew was still asleep, awakened by the Collision and dall'allarme guard of sailors were quickly fell in The sea and fortunately all lifeboats could take place.
Fortuna wanted passed near a German steam that je to The gravity of the facts is directed on the site of the sinking to cooperate To the rescue with the ship investor.
The survivors collected by Campidano were brought in Civitavecchia, where Received first aid from local Capitaneria were obviously all Lacking clothes and means some sailors were even with the sole Shirt.
The Campidano reported only light damage and, particularly intriguing steam German saved the cagnolina board that desperately transported to guaiva Drifting on a table.

Marsala briefly :

name of the ship : Marsala
Shipyard construction : Alexander Stephen & Sons Glasgow
Nationality : English
Launch dates : May 3, 1882
Tonnage : 2274 t.s.l.
Measures : mt 97.42 X 11.02 X 7.49
Trees : 3
Speed : 11 knots
Crew : 35 people
Passenger capacity : 600 ca

Location : 42 ° 16 '426N, 11 ° 08'671E
Current : strong and frequent direction E \ O
Difficulty immersion : high
Average: 104 metres
Visibility: average good
Networks present: 1 medium-sized little dangerous