Maria Pia
Name | Maria Pia |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 180 tons |
Country | Italian |
Built | 1891
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Builder | W. Richardson & Co., Newcastle
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Operator | Impresa Fogliotti, Naples
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History | A tug being used as a passenger transport.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Maria Pia
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 22 May 1918 | UB 50 (Franz Becker) | Damaged | Shelled (one hit) 14 miles off the Chafarinas Islands
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| Melilla - Oran
| passengers
| 5
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| Master: Francisco Cappano, who was among those killed by the shell hit.
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