Ships hit during WWI

Leopold d’Or

NameLeopold d’Or
TypeSteamer
GRT2,300 tons
Country  French
Built1917
BuilderNorth of Ireland SB. Co., Ltd., Londonderry
OperatorL. Ballande fils ainé, Bordeaux
HistoryArch deck steamer. Built as Saint Paul, renamed in 1918.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Leopold d’Or


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
126 Apr 1918UB 48 (Wolfgang Steinbauer)SunkTorpedoed 57 miles NW of San Pietro, Tyrrhenian Sea
39° 55'N, 7° 02'E




Position of attack on Leopold D’or


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