Beaufront
| Name | Beaufront |
| Type | Steamer |
| GRT | 1,720 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1915 |
| Builder | W. Dobson & Co., Newcastle |
| Operator | Tyneside Line, Ltd. (J. Ridley, Son & Tully), North Shields |
| History |
U-boat attacks on Steamer Beaufront
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties | |
| 1 | 6 Jan 1917 | U 82 (Hans Adam) | Sunk | Stopped and then sunk by torpedo 76 miles NWxW of Ushant. | 48.40N, 07.00W | Bilbao - Tees | iron ore | 0 |
| Position also given as 48.50N, 06.42W. Beaufront’s crew was rescued by the Swedish steamer Aldebaran. Aldebaran‘s master, Harald Holmgren, was awarded a silver cup as acknowledgment by the British government. | ||||||||
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