Lina

Lina

Lina was an iron steamship built in 1879 in Newcastle, Tyne, Great Britain in time when steamships have already taken lead against clipper ships and transporting merchandise. Lina's body was constructed of iron material. The deck was made of wood and was stretching from bow to rudder with a command bridge situated in the middle of the deck. Below the bridge was placed steam engine. Cargo spaces were under bow and rudder each with one elevator and mast for cargo import or export. High chimney was situated above the steam kettle, near the command bridge.

The old steamship sailed all over the world before it sunk. Its forst name was Ville de Namour or Nueva Estramandura. After 20 years it was sold in 1901 to Vicenzo Granata, owner of Adriatica Company from Bari, Italy. Usual cargo transported by Lina was coil from Cardif and oil from Puglia. On 14th of January 1914, under the command of Giuseppe Cicconardi and bad weather with compact fog, the crew had lost orientation on Lina and had impacted into the coast.

Ship info:

  Name: Lina (ex-Ville de Namour, ex-Nueva Estramandura)

  Type: cargo steamship

  Origin: Societa "Adriatica", owner Vincenzo Granata, Bari, Italy

  Length: 70 m

  Width: 9 m

  Tonnage: 1049 t

  Engines: steam engine

  Cause: bad weather, coast impact

  Speed: n/a

  Max depth: 55 m

  Min Depth: 20 m

  Sunk: 14th of January 1914.

  Crew: n/a

Wreck info:

Lina as an unnamed wreck has been much known since the early sixties. The wreck lies on sand bottom, about 50 meters south from the horn Pecenj. The bottom is very obliqual, thus the wreck's bow lies on 20 meters and rudder on 55 meters. When diving on Lina, the most impressive is to dive from coast to higher depth. Thus you can see the ship’s bow appearing in front of you. That makes a real impression to each diver. The command bridge and deck are destroyed, thus you are able to see inside of ship. Both cargo spaces are empty covered with fisherman nets. You can see a letter "G" on chimney which represents the logo of Adriatic Company and first letter of family owner Granato.

NOTICE: Vitez Wreck Diving Center is not making trips to the current wreck because its location is far-away from our base. It is possible only in special occasions.