Rancagua
Name | Rancagua |
Type | Sailing vessel
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GRT | 2,729 tons |
Country | French |
Built | 1902
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Builder | Chant. & Atel. de Saint Nazaire, Rouen
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Operator | Ant. Dom. Bordes et fils, Dunkerque
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History | Steel-hulled ship-rigged sailing vessel.
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U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Rancagua
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 10 Feb 1917 | UB 39 (Heinrich Küstner) | Sunk | Sunk in the Bay of Biscay.
| 46° 02'N, 5° 30'W
| Mejillones - Bordeaux
| nitrate
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| Crew not recovered from lifeboats; vessel posted as missing.
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Position of attack on Rancagua
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