Benivento Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Benivento Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
37 16 N,10 4 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 0 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | BENIVENTO |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | IT |
| Length | 125.6 m |
| Width | 15.8 m |
| Draught | 9.4 |
| Tonnage | 5030 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Apr 1, 1943 |
| Original Detection Year | 1943 |
| Last Detection Year | 2017 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | 1.3.96 VESSEL BEACHED IN VICINITY OF RAS ZEBIB IN 371600N, 100400E APPROX. (BSS WWI). NCA, POSN TO VAGUE TO CHART, [PLOTS ON LAND]. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 3, 2018 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT BY CRAIG, TAYLOR & CO., LTD. [YARD NO.201], WAS ORIGINALLY LAID DOWN AS THE 'WAR FINCH (II)', COMPLETED IN OCTOBER 1918, BECOMING 'FORT DE SOUVILLE' IN 1919. IN DECEMBER 1942 THE VESSEL WAS SEIZED BY THE ITALIANS AND BECAME THE 'BENIVENTO'. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE VESSEL, ON PASSAGE NAPLES TO BIZERTA, WAS TORPEDOED BY MTB SOME 3M SW OF CANI ISLANDS. THE VESSEL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEACHED ON RAS ZEBIB AS A CTL. VESSEL DESCRIBED AS A B-TYPE 2-DECKER STANDARD SHIP. (BRITISH STANDARD SHIPS WWI VOL.3).
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37 16 N,10 4 E
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