Ville De Dieppe
| Name | Ville De Dieppe |
| Type | Sailing vessel
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| GRT | 1,254 tons |
| Country |  Norwegian |
| Built | 1888
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| Builder | Oswald, Mordaunt & Co., Southampton
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| Operator | A/S Union (Jens Pay), Kristiania
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| History | Steel and iron-hulled bark
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U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Ville De Dieppe
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 21 Apr 1917 | UC 21 (Reinhold Saltzwedel) | Sunk | Shelled W of Oleron
| 45° 59'N, 1° 52'W
| La Pallice – New York
| in ballast
| 0
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| At 9 am on Sat. April 21st, 1917, the barque Ville de Dieppe under Capt. Antonsen, left La Pallice for New York.
At 4 pm, a submarine was observed straight astern and the first 2 rounds were fired against the vessel but missed and the crew started to board the rescue boats. In the meantime, 2 french aircrafts went overflying the scene and the U-Boat dived. The submarine surfaced back 10 mins later when the aircrafts had disappeared and began opening fire agaisnt the vessel. After some 20 shells in the hull, Ville de Dieppe went sinking bow first and UC 21 headed westward. The wrecked crew was discovered by a french submarine and towed back to La Pallice where they arrived at 2 am on Sunday.
See also : http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58908
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Position of attack on Ville De Dieppe
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