Providentia/Fortunato Pio/San Romolo

[Sergey]

Hi all!

New ships, hardly any data.

Can someone give me details such as year of construction, causes of loss, etc. over the following Ships?

Providentia - belgian Trawler - 139 GRT lost 14.07.1940
Fortunato Pio -italian ship lost 21.07.1940 off Libya
San Romolo -italian Trawler lost 29.07.1940 off Tobruk

Many thanks
Sergey

[Jordi Comas]

Hi Sergey,

Providentia (139 GRT/?) was bombed and sunk by German Ju-87 planes 14/7/40 at 49-55N 09-12W. No survivors.
Fortunato Pio (468 GRT/17) sunk 21/7/40 off Libia by marine causes.
San Romolo (171 GRT/98) wrecked 21-22/7/40 at 15 m W of Tobruk. Sunk 29/7/40.

Regards

[Urs Heßling]

hi,

Providentia (139 GRT/?) was bombed and sunk by German Ju-87 planes 14/7/40 at 49-55N 09-12W. No survivors.

I voice my doubts whether a ship in the open sea south of Ireland and approximately 250 nm distant from the next German (near Brest) airfield was sunk by Ju 87 ... possibly Ju 88 ?

greetings, Urs

[Sergey]

Hi Jordi,

thank you for the information, a little light in the shade.


Urs,

Gröner has a statement regarding the Year Built of Providentia?

regards Sergey

[Jordi Comas]

Hi Sergey,

Providentia built in 1936

Regards

[Sergey]

Hi Jordi,

excellent, thank you very much.


Regards

[davidships]

PROVIDENTIA - trawler
139grt, 91.9 x 21.4 x 11.5ft, 56nhp Deutz
built 1936 Béliard Crichton & Co, Ostend
H Vieren, Ostend (BEL flag, reg Ostend, c/s ORGA)

FORTUNATO PIO ex-FIMMO - auxiliary 3-masted schooner
472grt, 169.1 x 26.9 x 12.1ft, 96nhp Bolinders
built 1917 F Lemm, Boitzenburg
Umberto Tomei (ITA flag, reg Viareggio, c/s INFU)
(bought 1934 from K F Holmborg, Luvia, Finland)

SAN ROMOLO ex-IBÉRIQUE ex-DAIM ex-ACTIVE - iron trawler
106.0 x 20.9 x 11.0ft, 53nhp Baird & Barnsley
built 1898 Edwards Brothers, North Shields
A Bonnaccorsi, Catania (ITA flag, reg Catania, c/s ITXL)
http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/A-Ships/active1898.html

David

[maurice]

Hello,


Here a photo of the Belgian trawler POVIDENTIA.

Regards

Maurice