Saint Chamond
Name | Saint Chamond |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 2,866 tons |
Country | French |
Built | 1913
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Builder | W. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
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Operator | Soc. Anon. des Chargeurs de l’Ouest, Nantes
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Saint Chamond
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 30 Aug 1915 | UC 5 (Herbert Pustkuchen) | Damaged | Mined 1 mile E of Long Sand LV (barrage 24)
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| Rouen - Newcastle
| in ballast
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2 | 29 Apr 1918 | U 60 (Franz Grünert) | Sunk | Torpedoed 14m N of St. Ives Head
| 50° 15'N, 5° 30'W
| Glasgow - St. Nazaire
| general cargo
| 0
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| Captain Maurice LE NAIL - Saint Chamond was fitted with 2 90mm guns. Wreck at 50.14.50N 05.29.54W
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Position of attack on Saint Chamond
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