Ships hit during WWI

Gorgona

NameGorgona
TypeSailing vessel
GRT861 tons
Country  Italian
Built1876
BuilderW. Doxford & Sons, Sunderland
OperatorFratelli Bozano, Genoa
HistoryIron-hulled bark. Built as Lorraine.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Gorgona


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
128 Aug 1916U 34 (Claus Rücker)SunkStopped and sunk 20 miles NE of Cape Palos
37° 50'N, 0° 24'W
Swansea - Savona
patent fuel


Position of attack on Gorgona


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