Platon Alexiades Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 I have received a request from a friend who lost two relatives in the sinking of Adria 1 (1809 GRT, 1877) by UB-50 in the Straits of Sicily on 19.07.1918. 1. How many victims?2. Any photo of this vessel? Many thanks. Platon sandokan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco De Domenico Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 The steamer ADRIA (not ADRIA I) of Sicilia S.A. di Navigazione a Vapore, Palermo (since June 1913), was the former ORTIGIA of Navigazione Generale Italiana, built in 1875 by Cantiere Luigi Orlando at Livorno, rated at 1,861 grt in 1896. She was requisitioned by the Regia Marina on 16 Sept. 1915, and was lost on 19 July 1918 off Cap Bon during a Tripoli to Palermo journey, with 34 fatalities on board. Tomorrow I will post a detailed history of the ship from the book by Vittorio Marchi and Michele Cariello "Cantiere F.lli Orlando. 130 anni di storia dello stabilimento e delle sue costruzioni navali", Belforte Editore, Livorno, 1997, plus a short resumé from the "Repertorio di Marina Mercantile", the unpublished AIDMEN database by Giorgio Spazzapan. I shall also ask Giorgio if he has a photo. sandokan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco De Domenico Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 The ORTIGIA/ADRIA entry comes from AIDMEN's "Repertorio di Marina Mercantile", a private database prepared over the years, in this instance by Giorgio Spazzapan. The story of the ship is from the Marchi & Cariello book about the Fratelli Orlando shipyard in Leghorn, while the picture comes from the book by Francesco Ogliari & Lamberto Radogna "La Navigazione Generale Italiana. Le sue eredi - Le minori", Cavallotti Editori, Milano, 1977. sandokan and Marco 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platon Alexiades Posted April 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Dear Francesco, Many thanks for all the information and they will be forwarded to my friend. Best wishes and Buona Pasqua to all members of this forum! Platon Luiz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Mattesini Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) Caro Platon Da http://www.pietrigrandeguerra.it/voci-e-volti-dal-fronte-2/affondamenti-navi-grande-guerra-2/Affondamenti Navi Grande Guerra | Pietri Grande Guerra19 Luglio 1918: affondamento piroscafo postale “Adria” nei pressi dello stretto di Sicilia, alle ore 6.45, silurato dal sommergibile UB-50. A bordo vi erano 53 persone dell’equipaggio (sopravvissuti 20) e 111 passeggeri (sopravvissuti 26). Vi perirono:Casto Rocco (Albo Caduti: Cannoniere scelto C.R.E.M., nato a Racale, capitaneria di porto di Brindisi)Fazio Giuseppe (di Antonino, nato a Sciacca, classe 1855)Rallo Francesco Paolo (Albo Caduti: Marittimo, nato a Palermo, compartimento marittimo di Palermo)Ricambio di cuore gli auguriCordiali saluti Franco Edited April 12, 2017 by Francesco Mattesini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platon Alexiades Posted April 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Dear Franco, Many thanks for the information. This is always greatly appreciated! All the best, Platon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Hi Franco I have come across this forum by chance, I would like to know if a passenger list is available as I believe my great uncle was on board the Adria when it sank. Certainly the date matches.This would provide closure as to the events on that day a hundred years ago.Thank youWilliam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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