Ernest Reyer
| Name | Ernest Reyer |
| Type | Sailing vessel
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| GRT | 2,708 tons |
| Country |  French |
| Built | 1902
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| Builder | Chant. & Atel. de Saint Nazaire, Grand Quevilly, Rouen
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| Operator | Société Nouvelle d’Armement, Nantes
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| History | Steel-hulled ship-rigged sailing vessel.
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U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Ernest Reyer
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 17 Apr 1916 | U 69 (Ernst Wilhelms) | Sunk | Stopped and sunk by torpedo NW of Ushant. Crew not recovered from the lifeboats. Vessel posted as missing.
| 49° 07'N, 7° 49'W
| Seattle - Capetown - Falmouth (for orders)
| 3500 t. of maize
| 29
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| Ernest Reyer, Capt. Rioual had left Capetown on Feb. 22, 1916 for Falmouth. On April 17th, after 55 days at sea, she was sighted by U 69 in heavy seas and shelled to stop. By signals, crew was given one hour to leave the ship. After that time the submarine fired a torpedo to sink the vessel as the rough sea did not allow her to sink it with her gun only. None of the 29 crew survived the encounter; an empty boat belonging to the vessel was found 13 miles NNW of Ushant on May 13th.
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Position of attack on Ernest Reyer
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