Allied Warships

FR Chamois

Minesweeper of the Chamois class

NavyThe French Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassChamois 
Pennant 
Built byArsenal de Lorient (Lorient, France) 
Ordered 
Laid downNov 1936 
Launched29 Apr 1938 
Commissioned 1939 
End service27 Nov 1942 
History

Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans.
Refloated by the Italians and renamed FR 53.
Captured by the Germans on 9 September 1943 and renamed SG 21.
Sunk by Allied aircraft on 23 November 1943, raised and again sunk by Allied aircraft on 15 August 1944.

 

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Notable events involving Chamois include:


21 Nov 1939
Departed Brest on 21 November 1939 as escort for convoy 14-BS, bound for Casablanca (due there on 27 November 1939. The French steamer Arijon was sunk during the first 24hrs of convoy on the 22 November 1939, being torpedoed by U-43. (1)

18 Apr 1940
Chamois departed Brest in escort of Convoy FP 2, en route Greenock, Scotland. Arrived at Greenock on 21 April. (1)

27 Apr 1940
Chamois departed Brest in escort of Convoy FS 4, en route Greenock, Scotland. Arrived at Greenock on 29 April. (1)

Sources

  1. Personal communication

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