Chanaral
| Name | Chanaral |
| Type | Sailing vessel
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| GRT | 2,423 tons |
| Country |  French |
| Built | 1892
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| Builder | R. Duncan & Co, Port Glasgow
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| Operator | Ant. Dom. Bordes et fils, Dunkerque
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| History | Four-masted steel-hulled bark. Built as Achnashie for Thom & Cameron, Ltd., Glasgow. Sold to Ant. Dom. Bordes et fils in 1907 and renamed.
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U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Chanaral
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 22 Apr 1916 | U 67 (Hans Nieland) | Sunk | Stopped and torpedoed 60 miles SW of Bishop Rock
| 50° 03'N, 8° 07'W
| Mejillones - Falmouth
| 4000 t. of nitrates
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| Captain Bernard reports that after having been stopped and the crew ordered to leave the ship, the vessel was sunk by a torpedo fired at short range. After U 67 had collected the ship's documents, the french crew was released and given indication about the course to steer for the Scillies where they landed the following morning.
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Position of attack on Chanaral
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