An item dated Ottowa, Canada 15th referred to a statement of the Canadian minister of defence and naval affaires reporting that the French cruiser Emilie Bertin departed Halifax on 21 June before the armistice between France and Germany was signed as a ship belonging to an ally going from one to another friend owned harbour with knowledge of the Canadian authorities and not as was claimed while escaping from Canadian guards. (1)
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1. Light cruiser, laid down at the shipyard of Chantiers de Penhoët on 18 August 1921, launched on 9 may two years later, commissioned on 28 January 1935, decommissioned in October, stricken on 27 October 1959 and two years broken up. Joined the Allied forces in June 1943. With a tonnage of 5,886 (standard)-6,530 (maximum load)-8,480 (maximum overload) tonnes were her dimensions 177 (over all0 x 15,84 x 5,44 metres, Her Parsons SR geared turbines and 6 Penhoët boilers supplies 102,000 shp (during her trials even 139,908 shp) allowing a speed of 34 -40 (trials) and with a speed of 15 knots a range of 6,000, with 20 knots 2,800 and with 33 knots finally 1,100 nautical miles. Her crew numbered 711 men and she was armed with 3x3-15,5cm (6”) guns, 2x-9cm (3.5”) guns, 4x4-3,7cm anti aircraft guns, 4x2-1,32cm anti aircraft guns (later replaced by 20x2-2cm anti aircraft guns, 2x3-55cm torpedo tubes (later removed), 200 mines and she carried with 2 planes which were just like the catapult removed in 1943. She was also slightly armoured, the gun towers were protected by 2cm, the ammunition boxes by 3cm and she a 2,5cm thick deck.
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1. Light cruiser, laid down at the shipyard of Chantiers de Penhoët on 18 August 1921, launched on 9 may two years later, commissioned on 28 January 1935, decommissioned in October, stricken on 27 October 1959 and two years broken up. Joined the Allied forces in June 1943. With a tonnage of 5,886 (standard)-6,530 (maximum load)-8,480 (maximum overload) tonnes were her dimensions 177 (over all0 x 15,84 x 5,44 metres, Her Parsons SR geared turbines and 6 Penhoët boilers supplies 102,000 shp (during her trials even 139,908 shp) allowing a speed of 34 -40 (trials) and with a speed of 15 knots a range of 6,000, with 20 knots 2,800 and with 33 knots finally 1,100 nautical miles. Her crew numbered 711 men and she was armed with 3x3-15,5cm (6”) guns, 2x-9cm (3.5”) guns, 4x4-3,7cm anti aircraft guns, 4x2-1,32cm anti aircraft guns (later replaced by 20x2-2cm anti aircraft guns, 2x3-55cm torpedo tubes (later removed), 200 mines and she carried with 2 planes which were just like the catapult removed in 1943. She was also slightly armoured, the gun towers were protected by 2cm, the ammunition boxes by 3cm and she a 2,5cm thick deck.
