La Provence
Name | La Provence |
Type | Armed merchant cruiser
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GRT | 13,753 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | French |
Built | 1905
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Builder | Chant. & Atel. de St. Nazaire, St. Nazaire
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Operator | French Navy
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History | Peace-time owner: Cie. Générale Transatlantique, Havre
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U-boat attacks on Armed merchant cruiser La Provence
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 26 Feb 1916 | U 35 (Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière) | Sunk | Torpedoed off Cerigo Island
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| Toulon - Saloniki
| troops
| 990
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| Used as troopship; also known as PROVENCE II in the French Navy.
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