Ste. Claire
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| Name | Ste. Claire | ||
| Type: | M/S trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 57 tons | ||
| Completed | 1906 - Chantier Germe et Jouy, Boulogne | ||
| Owner | French Navy | ||
| Homeport | Boulogne | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Nov, 1939 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-16 (Horst Wellner) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 7988 - See estimated map location (51.07N01.27E) * | ||
| Complement | 11 (11 dead - no survivors) | ||
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| History | Built as steam trawler Bon Pasteur (B.922) for Germe et Jouy, Boulogne. On 15 Jun, 1925 renamed Ste. Claire (B.922) for M. Bourgain, Boulogne. On 26 Jun, 1930 sold to MM. Delforge, J. Soubitez and Baptiste et Soubitez J., Boulogne. On 7 Nov, 1935 sold to M. Pannequin J., Boulogne. In 1939 requisitioned by the French Navy as auxiliary minesweeper. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 21 Nov, 1939, the Ste. Claire struck a mine laid by U-16 on 23 October and sank 10 miles southeast of Folkestone. The former owner M. Pannequin was on board and died, when his ship sank. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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