Amiral Charner
| Name | Amiral Charner |
| Type | Armored cruiser
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| GRT | 4.750 tons |
| Country | French |
| Built | 1893
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| Builder | Arsenal de Rochefort
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| Operator | French navy
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| History |
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U-boat attacks on Armored cruiser Amiral Charner
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 8 Feb, 1916 | U 21 (Otto Hersing) | Sunk | 15 miles W of Beirut
| 33.21N, 34.54E
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| 374
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| Torpedoed and sunk en route to Port Said, the Amiral Charner sank within four minutes of a torpedo striking her between the bridge and fore funnel. A raft with 13 dead sailors and the sole survivor was recovered on February 13.
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