Ships hit during WWI

Francesca

NameFrancesca
TypeSailing vessel
GRT161 tons
Country  Italian
Built1903
BuilderF. Celli, Viareggio
OperatorNo owner listed
HistoryWooden brigatine. No owner listed in the 1918/19 edition of Lloyd’s Register.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Francesca


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
114 Aug 1916U 35 (Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière)Sunkoff Cape Corse, N Corsica at 1:30pm






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