Ships hit during WWI

Voltaire

NameVoltaire
TypeSteamer
GRT2,651 tons
Country  French
Built1896
BuilderJ. Readhead & Sons, South Shields
OperatorDelmas Frères, La Rochelle
HistoryLaunched as BIRNAM for Maclean, Doughty & Co., West Hartlepool. Sold to Soc. Générale de Houilles & Agglomérés, Nantes FR in 1907 and renamed VOLTAIRE. 1912 owner merged with Delmas Frères.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Voltaire


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
111 Jan 1918SunkTorpedoed 140 miles NE of Ortegal
46° 05'N, 7° 25'W
Algiers - Nantes
phosphate
10

could be U 84, UC 50 or U 93

Position of attack on Voltaire


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