Laurentic
Name | Laurentic |
Type | Armed merchant cruiser
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GRT | 14,892 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | British |
Built | 1908
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Builder | Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast
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Operator | Royal Navy
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History | Peace-time operator: Oceanic Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. (Ismay, Imrie & Co.), Liverpool
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U-boat attacks on Armed merchant cruiser Laurentic
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 25 Jan 1917 | U 80 (Alfred von Glasenapp) | Sunk | Mined off Malin Head
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| Liverpool - Halifax
| gold bullion
| 345
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| Salvage of gold ingots continued until 1924 with all but 225 of 3,211 ingots being recovered.
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