Allied Warships

Bison

Large destroyer of the Guepard class

NavyThe French Navy
TypeLarge destroyer
ClassGuepard 
Pennant 
Built byArsenal de Lorient (Lorient, France) 
Ordered 
Laid down14 Mar 1927 
Launched29 Oct 1928 
Commissioned10 Oct 1930 
Lost3 May 1940 
Loss position65.42N, 07.17E (See a map)
 
History

Bison (Capitaine De Vaisseau Jean Adolphe Roger Bouan) was sunk by German aircraft some 110 nautical miles west of Vega Island, Norway in postion 65º42'N, 07º17'E. The Commanding officer was killed in the sinking

 

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