Capitaine Edmond Laborie
French Steam merchant
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| Name | Capitaine Edmond Laborie | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,087 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - Ateliers et Chantiers de la Seine Maritime Worms & Co, Le Trait | ||
| Owner | Établissements Odon de Lumbersac, Paris | ||
| Homeport | Le Havre | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Oct 1939 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-19 (Hans Meckel) | ||
| Position | 53° 19'N, 0° 38'E - Grid AN 7344 | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Bordeaux - Tyne | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in March 1923 | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.00 hours on 21 Oct 1939 the Capitaine Edmond Laborie struck a mine laid on 16 October by U-19 two miles east of the Inner Dowsing Lightvessel and sank. The wreck was later dispersed. | ||
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