ROMOLO

Italian ship "Romolo" chased by H.M.A.S. "Manoora" and scuttled by crew in the Pacific Ocean approximately 15 - 6 - 1940.

ROMOLO

Ship Details

Built

1926

Built In

Trieste

Tonnage

9,870g 6,015n

Built By

Strabilmnto Tecnico

Dimensions

506'5" x 62'2" x 31'4"

Demise

Lloyd Triestino Soc.Anon.di Nav., reg. Genoa. 1940 June 15: Sunk by H.M.A.S.MANOORA near Cape York peninsular after the crew set fire & abandoned the ship.

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Roderick Stewart (not verified) on Wed, 2021-01-06 09:06
My mother sailed aboard Romolo, leaving Port Victoria in January 1939. She was a reporter for the Sun (Sir Keith Murdoch) and sent pieces back from her trip during the lead up to the war, and then from London until VE day. I am reading the journal she wrote of her voyage - historic times.

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