Burdigala
Name | Burdigala |
Type | Armed merchant cruiser
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GRT | 12,009 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | French |
Built | 1897
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Builder | F. Schichau, Danzig
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Operator | French navy
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History | Peace-time operator: Cie. de Navigation Sud-Atlantique, Bordeaux
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U-boat attacks on Armed merchant cruiser Burdigala
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 14 Nov 1916 | U 73 (Gustav Sieß) | Sunk | Mined less than 2 miles off the St. Nicholas harbor, Kea Island, Greece.
| 37° 40'N, 24° 17'E
| Thessaloniki-Toulon
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| 1
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| also used as a troopship - Video on wreck at: Video of the wreck.
Article about the loss.
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Position of attack on Burdigala
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