Les Barges II
French Steam trawler
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| Name | Les Barges II | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 296 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - J. Chambers Ltd, Lowestoft | ||
| Owner | O. Dahl & Cie, La Rochelle | ||
| Homeport | La Rochelle | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Nov 1939 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-41 (Gustav-Adolf Mugler) | ||
| Position | 45° 35'N, 3° 22'W - Grid BF 6778 | ||
| Complement | 15 (0 dead and 15 survivors). | ||
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| History | Built as Thomas Lawrie, later renamed Sombersby and Les Barges II | ||
| Notes on event | At 12.50 hours on 21 Nov 1939 the Les Barges II was stopped by U-41 and sunk with 6 rounds of gunfire after the crew abandoned ship. The survivors were picked up by a Spanish trawler and taken to Pesajes. That day, the U-boat stopped 17 other trawlers within six hours in the Bay of Biscay, but they all were neutral Spanish vessels. | ||
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