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Allied Warships

Bougainville

Colonial sloop of the Bougainville class

NavyThe French Navy
TypeColonial sloop
ClassBougainville 
Pennant 
Built byF.&Ch de la Gironde (Bordeaux, France) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched21 Apr, 1931 
Commissioned 
Lost9 Nov, 1940 
Loss position
 
HistorySunk on 9 November 1940 off Libreville, Gabon by her Free French sistership Savorgnan de Brazza. 

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