Maritime record MWX2216 - Gallia (Olive Branch)
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Summary
Italian cargo vessel, formerly the Olive Branch. Torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB-40
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Ex-OLIVE BRANCH. Torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB-40. (1) Source (5) states the vessel was torpedoed 24 miles WNW of Portland Bill. Built: 1887 Builder: Bartram, Haswell andamp; Co. Where Built: Sunderland Propulsion: screw driven 3 cylinder triple expansion engine Date of Loss Qualifier: A
The wreck lies north south across the tide. A feature amidships is one of her boilers, which has partially fallen out of her hull. … The hull still stands up to a full 7m from the sea bed depth of 37m. (7)
gross tonnage
Positon 50 26.41N 1 48.10 W taken from (7)
(9) considers this wreck to be that of the Hartburn
Ownership history:
OLIVE BRANCH (1887-1914): Nautilus Steam Sg Co Ltd. Sunderland
GALLIA (1914-1917a): Servizio Italo Spagnuolo de Nav a Vapore. Genoa, Italy
GALLIA (1917a-1917b): Medici Lucotti Cerrano. Genoa, Italy
GALLIA (1917b-): Federazione Italiana dei Consorzi Agrari. Genoa, Italy (10)
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX4541 Monograph: Larn, R, and Larn, B. 1995. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1.
- <3> SWX4751 Monograph: Von Munching, L. 1968. Merchant shipping losses of Allied, neutral and central powers during and shortly after World War I. p36.
- <4> SWX4536 Monograph: Hocking, Charles. 1990. Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam. p262.
- <5> SWX4540 Index: 1990. Lloyds war losses, The First World War: Casualties to shipping through enemy causes 1914-1918. p180.
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 130.
- <7> SWX1 Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition. Wreck 282 p198.
- <8> SWX438 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/1426.
- <9> SDO10496 Monograph: Wendes, D. 2006. South Coast Shipwrecks off East Dorset & Wight 1870 - 1979.
- <10> SDO20161 Digital archive: Miramar Ship Index www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Accessed 06-MAR-2017.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1148562.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 1415 6005 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ16SW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0227
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 07 NW 77
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1148562
Record last edited
Apr 3 2024 1:59PM
