Ships hit during WWI

S. Francesco Di Paola D.

NameS. Francesco Di Paola D.
TypeSailing vessel
GRT26 tons
Country  Italian
Built1884
Builder???, Trapani
OperatorBartolomeo Virzi, Trapani
HistoryWooden cutter

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel S. Francesco Di Paola D.


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
113 Mar 1918UB 49 (Hans von Mellenthin)SunkStopped and scuttled 70 miles SW of Naples
39° 45'N, 12° 38'E




Position of attack on S. Francesco Di Paola D.


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