Louis Joseph
Name | Louis Joseph |
Type | Auxiliary motor
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GRT | 197 tons |
Country | French |
Built | 1912
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Builder | J.J. Patje & Zonen, Waterhuizen
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Operator | Faustin et Cie, La Rochelle chartered by S. Lecou, Nantes
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History | Steel-hulled three-masted schooner fitted with an auxiliary motor. Built as Gerhard.
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U-boat attacks on Auxiliary motor Louis Joseph
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 18 Jan 1917 | UC 18 (Wilhelm Kiel) | Sunk | 6 miles S34E from Guilvinec, southern Brittany
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| La Rochelle-Port Talbot
| Pitprops 230 t.
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| Vessel finally sank 2 1/2 h; after detonation of scuttling charges.
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