Where is the CAPO ORSO wreck located?

The CAPO ORSO wreck is located at coordinates 37 39.867 N,12 6.833 E.

How deep is the seabed around the CAPO ORSO?

The seabed around the CAPO ORSO lies at approximately 219 meters deep.

The CAPO ORSO sank on Feb 16, 1943.

The wreck of the CAPO ORSO was discovered in 1954.

The CAPO ORSO had a tonnage of 3149 tons.

The CAPO ORSO is classified as a steam ship.

Field	Value
Wreck Category	non-dangerous wreck
Status	Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Capo orso Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	37 39.867 N,12 6.833 E
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 37.664450 Longitude: 12.113883
Water Depth	219 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Mean Low Water Springs
Name	CAPO ORSO
Type	steam ship
Flag	IT
Length	99.7 m
Width	14 m
Draught	7
Tonnage	3149
Tonnage Type	gross
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk	Feb 16, 1943
Original Detection Year	1954
Last Detection Year	2019
Original Source	national HO/authority charts
Surveying Details	28.4.76 NDW SHOWN IN 373952N, 120650E [MOD], FIXED BY SONAR, ON ITALIAN 50. NCA. H2112/73 15.9.76 POSN 174DEGS, 35370MTRS APPROX FROM MOUNT FALCONE, IN 219MTRS ON A MUDDY BOTTOM. 6.11.54 GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (ITALIAN WK RECORDS). NCA. 26.5.99 POSSIBLY THE SAME WK AS NDW PA SHOWN IN 3740.033N, 1205.600E [EUR] ON ITALIAN 18 [1991 EDN]. NCA. [SEE WK NO. 37728].
Last Amended Date	Dec 6, 2019

VESSEL, BUILT 1916, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIA. GENOVESE DI NAV. A VAP. S.A. WAS BOMBED & SUNK BY BRITISH AIRCRAFT, SW OF SICILY. (DODS).

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