Ernest Legouve
| Name | Ernest Legouve |
| Type | Sailing vessel
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| GRT | 2,246 tons |
| Country |  French |
| Built | 1901
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| Builder | Atel. & Chant. de la Loire, Nantes
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| Operator | Soc. Générale d’Armement (G. Belot), Nantes
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| History | Steel-hulled bark
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U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Ernest Legouve
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 5 Apr 1917 | UB 32 (Max Viebeg) | Sunk | Torpedoed 5 miles WxS of St. Catherine Point
| 50° 30'N, 1° 26'W
| London - Buenos Ayres
| cement 3000 t.
| 20
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| Torpedoed at 5:15am while in tow our of the channel. Captain and 19 men lost; 4 survivors. The vessel loaded with 3000 tons of cement sank within 2 minutes
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Position of attack on Ernest Legouve
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