Provence
Name | Provence |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,941 tons |
Country | French |
Built | 1884
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Builder | Forges & Chant. de la Méditerranée, La Seyne
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Operator | Cie. de Navigation France-Amérique (Soc. Générale de Transports Maritimes à Vapeur), Marseille
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History | Listed in Spindler as Provence III for reasons that are unclear.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Provence
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 13 Apr 1918 | UB 68 (Heino von Heimburg) | Damaged | Torpedoed 1.5 miles off the Cape Palamos LH (NE of Barcelona)
| 41° 43'N, 3° 09'E
| Buenos Aires - Marseilles
| general cargo
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| Beached but later reflaoted and repaired.
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Position of attack on Provence Iii
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