Amiral Charner
Name | Amiral Charner |
Type | Armored cruiser
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GRT | 4,750 tons |
Country | French |
Built | 1893
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Builder | Arsenal de Rochefort
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Operator | French navy
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Armored cruiser Amiral Charner
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 8 Feb 1916 | U 21 (Otto Hersing) | Sunk | Torpedoed 15 miles W of Beirut
| 33° 21'N, 34° 54'E
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| 426
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| Torpedoed and sunk en route to Port Said, the Admiral Charner sank within four minutes of a torpedo striking her between the bridge and fore funnel. A raft with the sole survivor was recovered on February 13.
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Position of attack on Admiral Charner
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