Charles
Name | Charles |
Type | Sailing vessel
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GRT | 78 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1857
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Builder | C. Hunt, Bridgwater
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Operator | John G. Renouf, Bridgwater
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History | Wooden schooner
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U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Charles
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 24 Jan 1918 | U 90 (Walter Remy) | Sunk | Sunk by gunnery 16 miles SW of the Casquets
| 49° 30'N, 2° 45'W
| Granville - Swansea
| iron ore
| 1
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| Three crew taken prisoner. This vessel is also erroneously listed by Spindler as being sunk on December 18, 1917 by U 87 based upon an incorrect date for the action i British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18.
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Position of attack on Charles
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