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Re: French ships sunk by air
Posted by: Erik E (IP Logged)
Date: October 26, 2001 11:21AM

I hope this is the rigth ship?Doesn`t say it was a minesweeper...

"Conquerante"
Displacement: approx. 457 tons
Dimensions: 217.5 x 26 x 9 feet/66.4 x 7.9 x 2.8 meters
Propulsion: Diesels, 2 shafts, 1,800 bhp, 17 knots
Crew: approx. 50-60 (?)
Armor: none
Armament: 2 3.9 inch (?)
Aircraft: not fitted
Built by Arsenal De Brest. Laid down ???, launched 1917, probably completed 1917. Planned seaplane tender conversion apparently not carried out. Was in the UK at the fall of France; seized by the British 3 July 1940. Briefly served as an RN patol vessel. Sunk by German aircraft at Falmouth in 1941.



Subject Written By Posted
  French ships sunk by air Axel van Eesbeeck 10/26/2001 09:37AM
  Re: French ships sunk by air Erik E 10/26/2001 11:21AM
  Re: French ships sunk by air Axel van Eesbeeck 10/26/2001 11:44AM
  Re: French ships sunk by air Winfried 10/28/2001 07:49AM
  Re: French ships sunk by air Axel van Eesbeeck 10/28/2001 12:16PM


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