Attack on Orleans
1918 German U-boat raid off Massachusetts, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For similarly titled battles, see Battle of Orléans.
The attack on Orleans was a naval and air action during World War I on 21 July 1918 when a German submarine fired on a small convoy of barges led by a tugboat off Orleans, Massachusetts, on the eastern coast of the Cape Cod peninsula. Several shells fired during the engagement likely missed their intended maritime or aircraft targets and fell to earth in the area around Orleans, giving the impression of a deliberate attack on the town.[1]
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Part of the U-boat campaign of World War I | |||||||
Imperial German Ensign and US media coverage of the Attack on Orleans | |||||||
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United States | German Empire | ||||||
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unknown | Kapitänleutnant Richard Feldt[1][2] | ||||||
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Sea: Tugboat Perth Amboy Schooner Lansford 3 barges Air: 9 Curtiss HS seaplanes | Submarine U-156 | ||||||
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Perth Amboy damaged Lansford and 3 barges sunk no casualties | none |
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