Kansan
| Name | Kansan |
| Type | Steamer
|
| GRT | 7,913 tons |
| Country |  American |
| Built | 1903
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| Builder | New York SB. Co., Camden, N.J.
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| Operator | American-Hawaiian Steamship Co., New York
|
| History | Wreck was razed in 1928 by SORIMA (Italian wreck-scraping company)
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Kansan
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 18 Dec 1916 | UC 18 (Wilhelm Kiel) | Damaged | Mined off St. Nazaire
|
| Boston - St. Nazaire
| horses and general cargo
| 0
|
| 6 wounded.
|
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| 2 | 10 Jul 1917 | UC 69 (Erwin Waßner) | Sunk | Mined 2 miles east of Kerdonis Pt, Belle Ile
| 47° 20'N, 3° 03'W
| New York - St. Nazaire
| general cargo
| 4
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| More details at www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?5089
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Position of attack on Kansan
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