Ships hit during WWI

Algerien

NameAlgerien
TypeSteamer
GRT1,703 tons
Country  French
Built1881
BuilderA. McMillan & Sons, Dumbarton
OperatorCie. de Navigation Mixte, Marseille
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Algerien


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
125 Nov 1915U 33 (Konrad Gansser)Sunk27 miles NNW of San Pietro, Sardinia
39° 22'N, 7° 54'E
Marseille - Tunis
general cargo
30

One boat with 8 men came safely to land, one of the party having died when adrift. Twenty-nine other crew were never heard of.

Position of attack on Algerien


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