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WW2 Italian Battle ship ROMA found
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:32 am
by The Inspector
The wreck of the Italian Battleship ROMA was located Thursday in 3280 feet of water North of Sardinia by a deep diving ROV. ROMA was sunk by a German aircraft on Sept. 9, 1943, the day after Italy signed an armistice with the Allies while enroute to Malta with the loss of 1352 lives.
Re: WW2 Italian Battle ship ROMA found
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:38 am
by Adam Kline
What type of German plane sank it?
Re: WW2 Italian Battle ship ROMA found
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:52 am
by Marauderman26
Re: WW2 Italian Battle ship ROMA found
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:14 am
by The Inspector
Adam Kline wrote:What type of German plane sank it?
'Oh, it's a really big plane, it sort of looks like a big TYLENOL, all Red and White with curtains in the windows.............'
AIRPLANE!
Re: WW2 Italian Battle ship ROMA found
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 4:49 pm
by The Inspector
The Inspector wrote:Adam Kline wrote:What type of German plane sank it?
'Oh, it's a really big plane, it sort of looks like a big TYLENOL, all Red and White with curtains in the windows.............'
AIRPLANE!
A Dornier Do-17 using two FRITZ X guided bombs
Re: WW2 Italian Battle ship ROMA found
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:31 am
by Junkyard36
Wonder how much of her is left - the Fritz that hit her ignited her number two 15 inch magazine and produced a massive explosion which killed over 1,250 of her crew.
Now, if they could find the HMS Barham next!
Mike