Ships hit during WWI

Lorenzo Donato

NameLorenzo Donato
TypeSailing vessel
GRT140 tons
Country  Italian
Built1911
BuilderM. Donnarumma, Torre del Greco
OperatorG. Donato fu L., Messina
HistoryWooden schooner. Built as Virginia Gentile.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Lorenzo Donato


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
19 Aug 1916U 73 (Gustav Sieß)SunkStopped and sunk in the Mediterranean
38° 06'N, 18° 59'E




Position of attack on Lorenzo Donato


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