Ships hit during WWI

Marthe Roux

NameMarthe Roux
TypeSailing vessel
GRT1,962 tons
Country  French
Built1899
BuilderAtel. & Chant. de la Loire, Nantes
OperatorGillet et fils, Le Havre
HistorySteel-hulled bark. Built for Soc. des Voiliers Français, Le Havre, sold to Gillet et Fils in 1916.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Marthe Roux


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
13 Jul 1917U 34 (Johannes Klasing)SunkStopped and scuttled 25 miles NE of Cape Ivi
36.30N, 00.13E
Black River - St. Louis (Rhone)
campeachy wood


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