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French Destroyer L'Adroit T23.
On May 20, around 23:00 hours, while waiting the departure of the tanker SALOME, accompanied by two destroyers, she was attacked by German planes (He-111). A bomb hit, transversed the ship and exploded just in front of the bridge. A third of the ship was ripped and she was stranded on the beach of Malo-les-Bains at 00:35 hours where she burst into flames. As she had just been reloaded with ammunition and torpedoes for a mission in the Scheldt estuary, the crew abandoned her and also were evacuated the population of Malo-les-Bains. At 02:30 hours the ship was destroyed by seven blasts. The impressive wreck was later the target of numerous photographers.
Below: German airmen visiting the wreckage of a war ship beached on the Channel coast.
Sources: http://www.pictokon.net/bilder/10-bilde ... ganda.html
http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?135
Cheers. Raúl M .
Shipwrecks of the allies in Dunkerque - 1940.
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Shipwrecks of the allies in Dunkerque - 1940.
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Re: Shipwrecks of the allies in Dunkerque - 1940.
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French Destroyer L'Adroit T23.
Sources: http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/attachmen ... e-75-1.jpg
Cheers. Raúl M .
French Destroyer L'Adroit T23.
Sources: http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/attachmen ... e-75-1.jpg
Cheers. Raúl M .
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Re: Shipwrecks of the allies in Dunkerque - 1940.
Hi Raul and the other members of course.
On the link here below:
http://marine1939.blogspot.be/2012/03/l ... droit.html
you will see several pics of the same ship.
Kindly regards
Prosper
On the link here below:
http://marine1939.blogspot.be/2012/03/l ... droit.html
you will see several pics of the same ship.
Kindly regards
Prosper
Re: Shipwrecks of the allies in Dunkerque - 1940.
Thanks for that interesting link Prosper . Cheers. Raúl M .
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Re: Shipwrecks of the allies in Dunkerque - 1940.
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French coastal patrol craft .
Sources: http://ww2colorfarbe.blogspot.com.ar/20 ... chive.html
Any idea what ship? Cheers. Raúl M .
French coastal patrol craft .
Sources: http://ww2colorfarbe.blogspot.com.ar/20 ... chive.html
Any idea what ship? Cheers. Raúl M .
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Hi Raul,
This ship is named "Chasseur 9" (Ch 9) and it's a submarine chaser belonging to the french navy.
http://marine1939.blogspot.be/2015/06/chasseur-9.html
The picture is not token at Dunkirk self but on the beach of Malo les Bains, a suburb of Dunkirk.
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Prosper
This ship is named "Chasseur 9" (Ch 9) and it's a submarine chaser belonging to the french navy.
http://marine1939.blogspot.be/2015/06/chasseur-9.html
The picture is not token at Dunkirk self but on the beach of Malo les Bains, a suburb of Dunkirk.
Kindly regards
Prosper
Re: Shipwrecks of the allies in Dunkerque - 1940.
Hey Prosper ; thank you very much for this great info . Cheers. Raúl M .
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All pleasure was mine
Kindly regards
Prosper
Kindly regards
Prosper
Re: Shipwrecks of the allies in Dunkerque - 1940.
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French Destroyer L'Adroit T23.
Sources: ttp://www.ebay.de/itm/Zerstorter-engl-Kreuzer ... 2072162521
Cheers. Raúl M .
French Destroyer L'Adroit T23.
Sources: ttp://www.ebay.de/itm/Zerstorter-engl-Kreuzer ... 2072162521
Cheers. Raúl M .
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