Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Directions of convoys between Port Said, Egypt and Livorno, Italy described according to the Kriegsnachrichten No. 60 of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated 28 June 1918

An item referring to an agent described the directions of a convoy from Port Said, Egypt to Livorno, Italy. From Port Said 20 nautical miles NNW, under the coast to Marsa Susa, from there immediately to Cap Spartivento, from there via the Strait of Messina to Capri where the steamships bound for Naples seperated. The ships destined for Livorno while escorted by Italian destroyers passed west of the island Palmarola to Cap Corso and from directly to Livorno.

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Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

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