Ships hit during WWI

General De Boisdeffre

NameGeneral De Boisdeffre
TypeSailing vessel
GRT2,195 tons
Country  French
Built1898
BuilderAtel. & Chant. de la Loire, Nantes
OperatorSoc. Générale d’Armement (G. Belot), Nantes
HistorySteel-hulled bark.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel General De Boisdeffre


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
127 May 1917UC 70 (Werner Fürbringer)Sunkabout 70 miles W of Ushant

Mejillones - Brest
nitrates


Probably torpedoed; no survivors.


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