Nereide 1915
Marker: recorded wreck position (First World War).
Key facts
| Name | Nereide | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1915 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | First World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | attack submarine | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Wikidata P828 has cause (on P793 event): torpedo |
| Nationality / flag | Italy | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Royal Italian Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Adriatic Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Italy | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 55 km from land |
| Position | 42.3833, 16.2667 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Nereide was a Nautilus-class submarine in the Italian Royal Navy (Italian: Règia Marina) during World War I. She was built 1911–1913 at the navy yard at Venice (Italian: Regio Arsenale) and was sunk in 1915 by the Austro-Hungarian submarine U-5 under the command of Georg Ritter von Trapp. Nereide's captain, Carlo del Greco posthumously received the Medaglia d'Oro al Valore Militare for his actions when Nereide was sunk.
Location
- Recorded position: 42.3833, 16.2667 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Adriatic Sea
- Nearest coast: Italy
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Italian submarine Nereide (1913) (revision 1326580514), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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