Ships hit during WWI

Perseverance

NamePerseverance
TypeSailing vessel
GRT2,873 tons
Country  French
Built1896
BuilderForges et chanties de la Méditerranée, La Seyne
OperatorAnt. Dom. Bordes et fils, Dunkuerque
HistoryFour-masted, steel-hulled bark.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Perseverance


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
124 Sep 1917UC 63 (Karsten von Heydebreck)SunkStopped after a lengthy firefight and scuttled.
46° 22'N, 11° 30'W
Iquique - Brest
saltpeter
0

46.38N, 11.27W per KTB

Position of attack on Perseverance


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