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Tuesday, 10 November 2026

French steam fishing vessel Nord Caper 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 Société des Chalutiers de la Rochelle. Gross register tonnage 417,94 ton. Dimensions 46,34 x 8,02 x 4,12 metres. Load capacity 238 tons. Speed 10 nautical miles. Horsepower 650 hp. (1)

Note

1. Lloyd’s Register 1939-1940. Gross tonnage 418 tons, under deck 372 tons, net tonnage 145 tons and built by Ateliers&Chantiers de France, Dunkirk, France in July 1907. Ex-Echassier and Nordcaper.

Source

Bundesarchive RM 45-IV_848. 

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