Red Cross Flag misuse and infringement in the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea, by Vincenzo Giacomo Toccafondi
Research, photos and text by Vincenzo Giacomo Toccafondi The guarantee of immunity offered by the Red Cross flag and livery were frequently broken during both world wars. In this article we want to limit our attention to the hospital units serving with the German Navy and engaged in the evacuation of the wounded during the […]
A dedication to HMS Exeter, the shipwreck that disappeared, featuring 3d renditions of the wreck, by Kevin Denlay and Stefan Draminski
Wreck survey report by Kevin Denlay 3D renditions by Stefan Draminski. (See more 3D wreck images at the bottom of this feature) WW2 Shipwreck exploration by Kevin Denlay: “Going back in time and bringing the ships back to life” – PART 1 After many years of searching for the wreck in the Java Sea, Indonesia, Vidar Skoglie (at […]
Το ναρκαλιευτικό “Νέστος” αποκαλύπτεται. Κατάδυση-αυτοψία στο ναυάγιο από το Γιώργο Καρέλα
Έρευνα και φωτογραφίες: Γιώργος Καρέλας Δημοσίευση στο www.ww2wrecks.com, κατόπιν αδείας από το Γιώργο Καρέλα Έχοντας κάνει πάνω από 200 καταδύσεις στο ναρκαλιευτικό “Νέστος”, ένα ναυάγιο από την περίοδο του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου στον Κορινθιακό κόλπο, με εύκολη πρόσβαση και προσιτό βάθος, απέκτησα με τον καιρό μια ιδέα πως θα ήταν το πλοίο πριν βυθιστεί Φωτογραφία […]
The Regia Marina destroyer Crispi and the daring attack in Souda bay, Crete, of the X MAS, by Vincenzo Giacomo Toccafondi
By Vincenzo Giacomo Toccafondi I recently acquired in my collection a nice picture of the destroyer Francesco Crispi. The ship took part in some successful war actions .. I will try to tell her story. The Sella class, of which Crispi was a part, was the first group of destroyers designed after the First World War […]
Three WW2 wrecks mysteries solved, by George Karelas
By Pierre Kosmidis Research and photos by George Karelas, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. George Karelas, from Patras, Greece, is a leading expert and respected researcher in WW2 Wrecks in Greece. He has identified several shipwrecks and as an experienced scuba diver has documented many of the WW2 Wrecks in Greece. After […]
The story of Gaetano Marzotto’s luxurious yacht “Cyprus” sunk in 1942 in Greece, by George Karelas
Research and photos by George Karelas submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission English text by Pierre Kosmidis/www.ww2wrecks.com Gruppo Industriale Marzotto in Valdagno, Italy, the world’s largest designer clothing manufacturer, is a business empire that dates back to 1836. With brands such as Hugo Boss, acquired in the early 1990s, followed by acquisitions of other luxurious brands, such […]
MV Rawnsley: Sunk off Crete on 12 May 1941, a treasure trove of WW2 artifacts and marine life
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos, used by permission and information by George Metaxakis At a depth of 27 metres, off Ierapetra city in Crete, the tragic events that lead to the sinking of the British transport ship MV Rawnsley, are now covered in marine life. George Metaxakis, an experienced scuba diver from Greece, shared with www.ww2wrecks.com […]
27 May 1941, when the hospital ship “Gradisca” almost sunk in Piraeus, by Vincenzo Giacomo Toccafondi
By Vincenzo Giacomo Toccafondi While writing the book “Le Navi Ospedale Italiane dopo l’Armistizio” I bought a certain number of photographs on ebay Germany. One of these portrayed the hospital ship Gradisca, the torpedo boat Lupo and what I believed to be the destroyer Carducci photographed from the stern, showing the two letters CD on the […]
The wreck of the Polish Destroyer ORP Kujawiak – The history of a heroic ship sunk in 1942
Text by Marinos Giourgas, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Photos: www.aegeantec.gr © Marinos Giourgas and Vasilis Spyropoulos, published under license ORP Kujawiak was originally a British Hunt-class Type II destroyer built as HMS Oakley. She had a length of 85m and was weighing more than 1,000 tonnes. She was handed over by the Royal navy to […]
Book presentation: Le Navi Ospedale Italiane Dopo l’Armistizio (The Italian Hospital Ships After the Armistice), by Vincenzo Giacomo Toccafondi
From the presentation of the book by Amm Isp. Capo (c.a.) Vincenzo Martines Vincenzo Giacomo Toccafondi has already explored the world of Italian hospital ships with the recent valuable publication of the “Story of a white ship: Wandilla-Fort St.George- Cesarea- Arno 1912-1942” which ended with the sinking of the latter by of a British torpedo […]