MV Mario Roselli
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Mario Roselli was an Italian cargo ship, confiscated by Nazi Germany, which was sunk by Allied aircraft on 11 October 1943 in Corfu Bay, killing 1,302 Italian POWs.
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Italy | |
Name | Mario Roselli |
Builder | Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico |
Launched | 25 April 1941 |
Acquired | 22 April 1942 |
In service | 23 April 1942 |
Fate | Bombed and sunk, 11 October 1943 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 6,835 gross register tons (GRT) 9,100 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
Length | 138.61 m (454.8 ft) |
Beam | 18.92 m (62.1 ft) |
Draught | 12.10 m (39.7 ft) |
Propulsion | Diesel engine, 7,500 hp (5,593 kW), single screw |
Speed | 15.8 knots (29.3 km/h; 18.2 mph) |
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