Galena
| Name | Galena |
| Type | Sailing vessel
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| GRT | 1,073 tons |
| Country |  American |
| Built | 1888
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| Builder | Napier, Shanks & Bell, Glasgow
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| Operator | Galena Signal Oil Co., New York
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| History | Steel-hulled. Built as a bark Foohng Suey for the C. Brewer & Co., Ltd. (C. Brewer & Co., Boston), Honolulu. In 1912, owned by the The Texas Co., Port Arthur, Texas. In port, dismasted, 1914. Reapired, rerigged as a schooner barge for the Scully Towing & Transportation Line, Perth Amboy, N.J. Sold to the Galena Signal Oil Co., New York in 1916 and renamed Galena.
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U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Galena
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 24 Nov 1916 | | Damaged | 26 miles NW Le Havre
| 49° 42'N, 0° 30'W
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| 2 | 25 Jun 1917 | UC 17 (Werner Fürbringer) | Sunk | Stopped and scuttled 70 miles WxS of Ushant
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| New York - Rouen
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Position of attack on Galena
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