Italian submarine fates
Ships hit by Italian submarines
Fiona Shell
Type | Oiling hulk | |||
Country | British | |||
Built | 1915 | GRT | 2,444 | |
Date of attack | 20 Sep 1941 | Time | 0030-0110 | |
Fate | Sunk by submarine Scirè (C.C. Junio Valerio Borghese) | |||
Position of attack | 36° 08'N, 5° 21'W | |||
Complement | (1 dead, no survivors) | |||
Convoy | ||||
Notes | Sunk by the Vesco/Zozzoli team (human torpedo) with only one casualty, a Spanish stoker. The two Italian frogmen reached the shore and were released after being briefly detained by the Spanish police. |