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Tuesday, 10 November 2026

French steam fishing vessel Michel Francois on 14 July 1940

 In his letter dated Rochefort, France 14 July 1940 5/40 G the German Leiter der Küstenüberwachungstelle West-Frankreich (Head coastal surveillance station West-France supplied the German commanding admiral France more details about the French steam fishing vessels lying at La Rochelle and La Pallice as requested by telegram A III 1082 Secret. Owner Oskar Dahl&Co. Gross register tonnage 534,94 ton. Dimensions 49,65 x 8,36 x 4,29 metres. Load capacity 200 tons. Speed 11 nautical miles. Horsepower 7230 hp.(1)

Note

1. Lloyd’s Register 1939-1940. Gross tonnage 535 tons, under deck 449 tons, net tonnage 184 tons and built by J.T. Eltingham&Co., Shield, England in January 1913. Ex-Normandie.

Source

Bundesarchive RM 45-IV_848. 

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