Andrea Doria Bell Question?

Avonthediver · Sep 18, 2011

I was just re-reading Gary Gentile's Book "DEEP, DARK, AND DANGEROUS ADVENTURES AND REFLECTIONS ON THE ANDREA DORIA"
And I was reading about John Moyer's search for one of the ships' bell's that had been thought to be in a paint locker.

So my question is this. Is the bell that was found last year the bell that was in the paint locker?

Tortuga68 · Sep 18, 2011

Don't know if it's the paint locker one, but the one found recently was supposedly the bridge or forward bell. Moyer & Gentile recovered the stern bell. I think another bell was also recovered previously, but some think there may be a fourth one somewhere - perhaps that's the paint locker one?

Avonthediver · Sep 18, 2011

I had no clue that their were so many bell's on that boat all I have ever read about is the two.

Thanks for your help I'll have to do a little more reading!

Tortuga68 · Sep 18, 2011

I remember reading something about there being a Crow's Nest bell, and possibly an auxilliary bell - so that would make four in total

SeaCobra · Sep 18, 2011

The Doria stern bell was recovered in an expedition headed by Capt. Bill Nagle. There were others on the team; John Moyer, Gary Gentile, Art Kirchner, Mike Boring and one or two others that I cannot remember, my apologies to those men. I am thinking that Tom Packer or Steve Gatto may be one of them. The primary bell, that would have been in the bow and reportedly stowed in a paint locker during rough crossings, is still being sought. The bell found last year was an auxillary bell (bridge bell) and originally called a crow's nest bell adding to the confusion.

Rhone Man · Sep 18, 2011

SeaCobra:
The Doria stern bell was recovered in an expedition headed by Capt. Bill Nagle. There were others on the team; John Moyer, Gary Gentile, Art Kirchner, Mike Boring and one or two others that I cannot remember, my apologies to those men. I am thinking that Tom Packer or Steve Gatto may be one of them. The primary bell, that would have been in the bow and reportedly stowed in a paint locker during rough crossings, is still being sought. The bell found last year was an auxillary bell (bridge bell) and originally called a crow's nest bell adding to the confusion.

That was my recollection too. The primary bell from the bow has still never been recovered.

Jared0425 · Oct 16, 2013

I know this is an old thread, but large liners such as the Doria and Titanic carried up to 5 bells. Not all the bells from Titanic were engraved neither were the Olympic's. The Doria's sister ship the Cristoforo Colombo had 4 bells. I do not know if the Britannic's or Lustiania's bells have been recovered or photographed.

Malpaso · Oct 16, 2013

Pick up "Setting the Hook" by Pete Hunt (posts here as settingthehookPete). It has information on the bell(s) as well as a lot of historical and dive information about the Andrea Doria.

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