The ship
She was launched in Hamburg on 30 December 1911 as the German cargo ship Bahia Blanca. In 1918 she passed to Argentine ownership. In 1935 Italian owners bought her and renamed her Umbria.
How she sank
Umbria sailed in 1940 for Eritrea under Italian ownership. She had a war cargo of about 6,000 tons of bombs, detonators and weapons. She also carried cement and three Fiat 1100 cars. On 9 June British warships made her anchor at Wingate Reef off Port Sudan. The ships included HMS Grimsby and HMS Leander.…
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