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Label reads “34”; caption reads “5 … Vedere quei soldati del tutto in’esperti del nuoto, che si aggrappavano a noi nella speranza d’aiuto, e altri ancora che gridavano e invocavano qualcuno accovacciato con la testa fra la mani, inebetito dal terrore. Molti si buttavano a mare a capofitto attorno alle lancie, vi era una confusione caotica, l’unico motoscafo ebbe il motore avariato da un forsennato, poco dopo venne capovolto provocando la morte di parecchie persone, tra i quali il nostro primo ufficiale Anche il comandante militare Bellegarde scomparve tra i flutti, ma fù forse dopo che il “CONTE ROSSO” si era inabissato completamente, che si verificarono alcune scene da epopee; da alcune scialuppe invisibili nella notte gruppi di giovani intonavano canzoni guerresche, i due siluri dell’Upholder erano costati all’Italia quasi 1500 giovani vite. Fine”

Caption translates as: “5… Seeing those inexperienced infantrymen holding onto us, hoping that we could help them; others were shouting asking for help, some crouched with their heads in their hands, stunned by fear. Many jumped headlong into the sea. Amongst the lifeboats there was utter chaos, the only launch had its engine damaged by a someone in panic. Shortly after, it capsized, causing the death of many men, amongst whom was our first officer. Commander Bellegarde disappeared under the waves as well. It was only after the complete sinking of the 'Conte Rosso' that a scene fit for an epic tale took place: groups of young men started singing war songs from some lifeboats hidden in the dark. The two torpedoes had cost Italy roughly 1,500 young lives. The end”]]>
Angiolino Filiputti]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Francesca Campani]]> Alessandro Pesaro]]> Helen Durham]]> Giulia Banti]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Filiputti, Angiolino. Sinking of the SS Conte Rosso]]> ita]]> Artwork]]> Mediterranean Sea]]> 1941-05-24]]>

Label reads “33”; signed by the author; caption reads “(4)… Riuscì a raggiungere il ponte di commando, strisciando a terra, racconta il capitano Predonzan, uno dell’equipaggio, mentre la nave volgeva la poppa verso il cielo. Non potei nemmeno tentare di buttarmi in acqua, fui afferrato da un gorgo tentai di allontanarmi, ma il risucchio della nave mi travolse, mentre stavo sprofondando, una forza misteriosa mi lanciò in alto, venni sbattuto a galla in mezzo a un fiotto di spumeggiante nafta, e mi trovai circondato da una melma maleodorante…”

Caption translates as: “(4)… Captain Predonzan, a member of the crew, recollects: I managed to reach the bridge, I had to crawl on the floor, while the stern of the ship was raising toward the sky. I could not even try to jump overboard, a whirlpool dragged me down. I tried to swim away, but the suction of the ship was overwhelming. While I was sinking, a mysterious force pushed me upwards and I was afloat, amongst a foaming gush of oil. I found myself surrounded by a stinking slime…”]]>
Angiolino Filiputti]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Francesca Campani]]> Alessandro Pesaro]]> Helen Durham]]> Giulia Banti]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Filiputti, Angiolino. Sinking of the SS Conte Rosso]]> ita]]> Artwork]]> Mediterranean Sea]]> 1941-05-24]]>

Label reads “32”; signed by the author; caption reads “(3) … Trà un inferno di bombe subacque lo scafo inglese si salva per miracolo. Lo saremmo trovato contro il mese di Settembre, nell’azione che ci costò la perdita dell’Oceania e dell’ Neptunia. Solo il 14 Aprile del 1942, l’Upholder viene affondato da mezzi anti-sommergibile; la prora del Conte Rosso, era in gran parte sott’acqua, e di poppa si vedeva l’elica di dritta, già tutta in aria. Alcune imbarcazioni si capovolsero mentre erano filate in mare, la tragedia del Conte Rosso a questo punto si era frantumata in tremila drammi individuali…”

Caption translates as: “(3)… Amidst a hell of depth charge bombs, the English miraculously managed to escape. We would face it again in September, during the action that cost us the loss of the Oceania and the Neptunia. Not until the 14 April 1942, anti-submarine vessels managed to sink the Upholder. The bow of the Conte Rosso was largely underwater; the right propeller up in the air. Some lifeboats capsized while being lowered. At this point, the Conte Rosso tragedy fractured into three thousand individual tragedies…”]]>
Angiolino Filiputti]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Francesca Campani]]> Alessandro Pesaro]]> Helen Durham]]> Giulia Banti]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Filiputti, Angiolino. Sinking of the SS Conte Rosso]]> ita]]> Artwork]]> Mediterranean Sea]]> 1941-05-24]]>

Label reads “30”; signed by the author; caption reads “(1) LA NOTTE dei 3000 del “CONTE ROSSO” 24 MAGGIO 1941. Ore 20.45 Latitudine 36:38 Longitudine 15:40, il piroscafo Conte Rosso è silurato dal sommergibile Upholder e affonda in breve tempo. Le unità di scorta recuperano 1432 naufraghi e 239 salme, sù 2729 uomini imbarcati, Altri 119 risultano dispersi, la perdita del nostro primo transatlantico stazzava 17.048 tonnellate…”

Caption translates as: “(1) The night of the 3,000 men on the Conte Rosso (24 May 1941). 8.45pm; latitude 36:38; longitude 15:40. The liner, Conte Rosso, is torpedoed by the Upholder submarine. It quickly sinks. The escort units of the convoy rescued 1,432 castaways and 239 bodies out of 2,729 men on board. 119 men were missing. We lost our first liner, 17,048 gross register tonnage …]]>
Angiolino Filiputti]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Francesca Campani]]> Alessandro Pesaro]]> Helen Durham]]> Giulia Banti]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Filiputti, Angiolino. Sinking of the SS Conte Rosso]]> ita]]> Artwork]]> Mediterranean Sea]]> 1941-05-24]]>