HS Marechiaro
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Italian hospital ship Marechiaro was a steam ship originally built by an Italian shipping company, but requisitioned for use as an Italian hospital ship during the First World War. On February 21, 1916 she was sunk near the Albanian port of Durrës by a mine laid by the German U-boat UC-12.[2] British drifters Hasting Castle and Selina saved 104 men from the water while 33 were killed. Other sources mention over 200 casualties.
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Italian hospital ship Marechiaro | |
History | |
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Italy | |
Name | Marechiaro |
Operator | Italian Navy |
Launched | 1912 |
Fate | Hit a mine from the U-boat UC-12 on February 21, 1916. |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 412 [1] |
Length | 173 ft (53 m) [1] |
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