I am looking for information about an Italian ship captain in 1912 named G. Mazzella. I only have the first initial of his first name. He was in command of a ship named the Procida in April 1912. The ship was based out of Genoa and was manged by a company named Societa Nazionale di Servizi Marittimi. I am involved in a research project involving westbound ships on the Atlantic in April 1912. I would like to find out if Captain Mazzella has descendents and if he left any records of his time as captain of a merchant ship. Thank you
Funny you should mention the ship's name Procids...there is an island off the coast of Naples called Procida and there are many Mazzella's born on that island. Most of the men from Procida and also... more
Carole, Thank you so much for answering. Further research has revealed that the captain's name was Giovanni Mazzella. Sadly I don't have his date of birth. Generally men didn't get promoted to... more
Did find one Giovanni Mazzella in Procida born on December 13, 1849. His parents were Raffaele Mazzella and Maria Giuseppa Saldalamaccia. These islands have many Mazzella's in most of the cities.... more
Thank you Carole, It might also be useful to look for any other Giovanni Mazzella in all of Italy. I don't know if our captain was from the island of Procida. His company was based out of Genoa in... more