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On November 14th 1916, the French ocean liner Burdigala,was on a voyage from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Toulon (France), when she hit a mine, laid by the German submarine U-73. Only one casualty. Burdigala was requisitioned by the French Government from de Cie. de Navigation Sud-Atlantique (Bordeaux) and modified to be used as an armed auxiliary cruiser.
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References
- Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 519
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Armed merchant cruiser Burdigala – Ships hit by U-boats – German and Austrian U-boats of World War One – Kaiserliche Marine – uboat.net [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/996.html (accessed 8.11.21).
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WRECKSITE – BURDIGALA OCEAN LINER 1897-1916 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?138084 (accessed 8.11.21).
