Date02-Mar-1943
TypeSea Disaster
CountryBRAZIL
LocationNear the Abrolhos Archipelago
ActivityThe 3540-ton Alfonso Penna was torpedoed & sunk by the Italian submarine Barbarigo
Injury33 crew & 92 passengers were lost, it was thought that some were killed by sharks FATAL
Time19h00
SourceNew York Times, 3/20/1943; Axis submarine losses in WWII
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