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Archaeologists believe they have found WWII Italian ship sunk off Albania
US-Albanian archaeologists believe they have found the wreckage of an Italian ship that was torpedoed by a British sub during World War II when Albania was occupied by Italian forces
Credit: RPM Nautical Foundation
This image made available from the US-Albanian expedition on Monday June 14, 2010 allegedly shows a view of the Italian ship Rosandra
Associated Press | RPM Nautical Foundation | Wreck of WWII freighter believed found off Albania | 12-10-2011
Wreckage probably part of the 8,000-ton Rosandra.
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The vessel was located 80 meters (260 feet) beneath the surface of the Ionian Sea near Albania's Karaburun Peninsula, 140 kilometers (90 miles) southwest of Tirana, during a survey of the country's seabed that began four years ago.
Expedition coordinator Auron Tare of Albania said the size of the wreck, and sonar images of two holes apparently caused by torpedo explosions, matched information from Italian and British sources on the Rosandra.
the data coincide with the conclusions of the further study of that archaeological relic, then we may say the expedition has discovered the Italian Rosandra ship," Tare told The Associated Press
Primary source â–º Wreck of WWII freighter believed found off Albania
Further reading â–º RPM Nautical Foundation
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