Ships hit during WWI

Francesco C.

NameFrancesco C.
TypeSailing vessel
GRT984 tons
Country  Italian
Built1891
BuilderWorkman, Clark & Co., Belfast
Operator Signora A. V. Canepa fu F. ved Boero, Genoa
HistorySteel bark. Built as Lough Neagh.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Francesco C.


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
14 May 1917U 34 (Johannes Klasing)SunkStopped and scuttled W of Sardinia
40° 18'N, 8° 08'E
Genoa - Carloforte



Position of attack on Francesco C.


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