SS Monte Nevoso was a cargo steamship that was launched in 1920 in England, owned in Italy, and wrecked in 1932 in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.

The Northumberland Shipbuilding Company built Monte Nevoso at Howdon on the River Tyne, launching her on 24 November and completing her that December.

[1][2][3] Early in October 1932 Monte Nevoso left the port of La Plata, Argentina with a cargo of wheat, maize and linseed for Europe.

300 nautical miles (560 km) off Land's End she was ordered by wireless to proceed to Hull to discharge her cargo.

At 0300 hrs on 14 October her deck officer on watch sighted the Newarp lightship, 6 nautical miles (11 km) from the ship off the coast of Norfolk.

Realising that Monte Nevoso was now by the South Middle Haisborough Light, Solvatore ordered the helmsman to turn hard to port, as the ship needed to be starboard of the buoy for a safe passage.

[5] L Smit & Co's salvage tug Noordzee,[6] which was based in Great Yarmouth, also reached Monte Nevoso.

[citation needed] The lifeboat coxswain, Henry Blogg, and the salvage tug captain, Martin van der Hidde,[4] boarded Monte Nevoso.

Solvatore was reluctant to let Noordzee try to pull his ship off the bank, until at 1630 hrs he was persuaded when a crack appeared in Monte Nevoso's deck over her bunker.

[citation needed] H F Bailey's crew changed into dry clothes and at 1400 hrs left Great Yarmouth to return to Monte Nevoso.

[5] Overnight Monte Nevoso lost her wireless aerial and broke in two, and Solvatore and his three officers launched the ship's motor boat.

For rescuing Monte the Canine Defence League and the Italian Government each awarded Blogg a silver medal.

[4] On 25 January 1941 the Blue Funnel Line cargo ship Meriones ran aground on the wreck of Monte Nevoso and became a total loss.