Ships hit during WWI

Orleans

NameOrleans
TypeSteamer
GRT2,853 tons
Country  American
Built1905
BuilderA. McMillan & Son, Ltd., Dumbarton
OperatorOriental Navigation Corp., New York
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Orleans


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
13 Jul 1917UC 71 (Reinhold Saltzwedel)Sunk165 miles WSW of Belle Ile
47° 12'N, 7° 40'W
New York - Bordeaux
general cargo
4

Position of attack on Orleans


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