Madeleine Iii
Name | Madeleine Iii |
Type | Q-ship
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GRT | 149 tons |
Country | French |
Built | 1898
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Builder | Massé & Chantelot, Fécamp
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Operator | French Navy
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History | Sailing vessel fitted with an auxiliary motor. Peace-time operator: J. Martin, Fécamp as Madeleine.
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U-boat attacks on Q-ship Madeleine Iii
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 8 May 1917 | U 47 (Heinrich Metzger) | Damaged | Damaged by shellfire 20 miles NE of Cap Bougaroni
| 37° 19'N, 6° 45'E
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| 2
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2 | 17 Aug 1917 | UC 67 (Karl Neumann) | Damaged | Hit by a single shell during a Q-ship engagement 40 miles W of Capo Granitola
| 37° 28'N, 11° 22'E
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| 0
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3 | 6 Apr 1918 | UB 50 (Franz Becker) | Sunk | Torpedoed between Bizerte and Bona (Algeria)
| 37° 27'N, 9° 53'E
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| 17
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| The three survivors were taken prisoner aboard UB 50.
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Position of attacks on Madeleine III
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