French steam fishing vessel Palombe 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 ton. Gross register tonnage 250,90 ton. Dimensions 37,01 x 6,64 x 3,56 metres. Load capacity 120 ton. Speed 10 nautical miles.Horsepower 425 hp.(1)

Note

1. Lloyd’s Register 1939-1940. Gross tonnage 251 tons, under deck 94 tons, net tonnage 70 tons and built by Smith’s Dock Co. Ltd., South Bank, Middlesbrough, England in 1911.

Source

Bundesarchive RM 45-IV_848.