Label reads “51”; signed by the author; caption reads “28 MARZO 1942. Ore 13.00 sei piroscafi carichi di truppe, scortati da sei caccia lasciano Patrasso, in formazione di fila, poi a fila doppia il mare è mosso pioggia a raffiche. C‘è l’agguato, il sommergibile inglese Proteus lancia i siluri il Galilea da 7000 tonellate è colpito, si tenta di far arenare la nave, ma il mare grosso l’impedi’. Lo scoppio del siluro provoca un’inmenso panico a bordo, buio alpini che corrono sui ponti, la maggior parte hanno i salvagente e le scarpe slacciate. Molti si gettarono in mare dall‘alto della nave, scomparendovi sotto, due sole scialuppe toccarono il mare, sono le 3.50 del 29 Marzo, molti alpini non vollero buttarsi e affondarono con la nave, faceva freddo, molti svenirono… 1”

Caption translates as: “29 March 1942 – 1 pm. Six steamers, loaded with troops in a convoy, escorted by a line of six destroyers are leaving Patrasso. Single file formation, then two. The sea is rough; heavy rain. Ambushed: the British submarine, Proteus, shoots torpedoes. The Galilea, 7,000 gross register tonnage, is hit. They tried to run the ship ashore, but the stormy sea prevents it. The explosion of the torpedo caused massive panic aboard. It was dark. ‘Alpini’ mountain infantrymen running on the decks, mostly with life vests and untied shoes. Many jumped in the sea from the ship and disappeared below water. Only two lifeboats were successfully launched. Time is 3.50 am, 29 March, many Alpini did not want to jump in the sea and sank with the ship. It was cold, many fainted… 1”]]>
Angiolino Filiputti]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Francesca Campani]]> Alessandro Pesaro]]> Helen Durham]]> Giulia Banti]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Filiputti, Angiolino. Sinking of the SS Galilea]]> ita]]> Artwork]]> Mediterranean Sea]]> 1942-03-28]]>

Label reads “52”; signed by the author; caption reads “… un Cant Z506 della croce rossa tenta un ammaraggio capovolgendosi, il mare era una distesa di cadaveri, si vide una strana immensa margherita, si trattava di una decina di alpini morti, che si tenevano per mano, al centro di essi c’era un salvagente giallo. Tanti capellini e tante mantelline, relitti, pezzi di legno, carcasse di animali morti, valigie, lancie rovesciate, su una zattera stavano aggrappati disperatamente quattro uomini recuperati poi da un bastimento… 2”

Caption translates as: “A CANT Z.506 patrol aircraft of the Red Cross tried to land at the sea, but it capsized. The expanses of sea looked as if it were covered in corpses. We saw a large, grotesque daisy, formed of ten dead Alpini holding their hands. A yellow lifebelt in the middle. Many hats and capes, flotsam, dead animal remains, suitcases, capsized motorboats… Four men were desperately holding onto a raft, before being rescued by a cargo ship… 2”]]>
Angiolino Filiputti]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Francesca Campani]]> Alessandro Pesaro]]> Helen Durham]]> Giulia Banti]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Filiputti, Angiolino. Sinking of the SS Galilea]]> ita]]> Artwork]]> Mediterranean Sea]]> 1942-03-29]]>

Label reads “53”; signed by the author; caption reads “All’improvviso una visione di un gigante stava in piedi sul mare, dritto con le braccia alzate, protese verso di noi, incredibile erano già passate altre 14 ore dal naufragio, si reggeva su una porta, era di Rigolato UD fù salvato dalla Marina; un’altro Bertossi da Cervignano UD errò sul mare a lungo, quando salvato, stupì i medici, dopo tanta permanenza in acqua gelida, non aveva nemmeno un raffreddore. I morti furono 792 i superstiti 74 a bordo del Galilea erano 1532, 880 alpini della Julia, 65 del battaglione Gemona, 48 bersaglieri, 28 carabinieri, 23 civili, 62 membri dell‘equipaggio, 64 deportati politici, e 6 donne. 3”

Caption translates as: “Suddenly, the sight of a giant standing on the sea, straight, his arms stretching towards us. It was unbelievable that 14 hours had already passed since the shipwreck. He was holding onto a door. He was from Rigolato (Udine province) and was rescued by the Navy. Another one, a Bertossi from Cervignano (Udine province) remained in icy water for a long time; when he was rescued, he astonished the doctors for not even having caught a cold. Of the 1,532 people on the Galilea, 792 men died and 74 survived; 880 Alpini on the Julia, and 65 from the Gemona battalion; 48 were riflemen, 28 were Carabinieri, 23 civilians, 62 members of the crew, 64 political deportees, and six women. 3”]]>
Angiolino Filiputti]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Francesca Campani]]> Alessandro Pesaro]]> Helen Durham]]> Giulia Banti]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Filiputti, Angiolino. Sinking of the SS Galilea]]> ita]]> Artwork]]> Mediterranean Sea]]> 1942-03-29]]>