Beaufront
| Name | Beaufront |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 1,720 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1915
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| Builder | W. Dobson & Co., Newcastle
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| Operator | Tyneside Line, Ltd. (J. Ridley, Son & Tully), North Shields
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| History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Beaufront
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 6 Jan 1917 | U 82 (Hans Adam) | Sunk | Stopped and then sunk by torpedo 76 miles NWxW of Ushant.
| 48° 40'N, 7° 00'W
| Bilbao - Tees
| iron ore
| 0
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| Position also given as 48.50N, 06.42W. Beaufront’s crew was rescued by the Swedish steamer Aldebaran. Aldebaran‘s master, Harald Holmgren, was awarded a silver cup as acknowledgment by the British government.
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Position of attack on Beaufront
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