Louisiane
Louisiane sinking
| Name | Louisiane | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6.903 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Ateliers & Chantiers de St.Nazaire (Penhoët) SA, St.Nazaire | ||
| Owner | Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Paris | ||
| Homeport | Le Havre | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Oct, 1939 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Herbert Schultze) | ||
| Position | 50.14N, 15.20W - Grid BE 3544 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (1 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OA-17 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Antwerp - Havana - Gulf ports | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | Built as Notre Dame de Fourvière, 1929 renamed Louisiane | ||
| Notes on loss | At 08.14 hours on 13 Oct, 1939, the Louisiane, a straggler from convoy OA-17, was stopped with gunfire by U-48. After the crew abandoned ship, the vessel was shelled from 08.35 until 08.45 hours and sank ten minutes later. | ||
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