Cassini

Name | Cassini |
Type | Minelayer
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GRT | 970 tons |
Country | French |
Built | 1894
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Builder | F C de la Mediterranée, La Seyne
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Operator | French Navy
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History | Converted from a torpedo cruiser to a minelayer in 1913. Also used as a patrol vessel during the war.
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U-boat attacks on Minelayer Cassini
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 28 Feb 1917 | UC 35 (Ernst von Voigt) | Sunk | Mined Straits of Bonifacio, Corsica
| 41° 19'N, 9° 19'E
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| 88
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Position of attack on Cassini
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