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Re: HMS ELAN 11
Posted by:
phil morgan
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Date: June 04, 2014 04:59AM
Some information for you to start:
PARIS and ELAN ll were among the French vessels seized in WW2.
From various sources:
Try: [www.bbrclub.org]
You will find a reference to ELAN ll in 1941
UNITED KINGDOM: Two old French battleships 'Courbet' and 'Paris' and several destroyers and submarines, including the giant 'Surcouf', are in British ports. They are boarded and seized, but not before there are casualties on both sides; three British personnel and a French seaman die in scuffles on board the submarine Surcouf; In total 59 French warships are seized.
Tugs Abeille II, Abeille IV, Abeille V, Abeille VI, Abeille XIV, Abeille XX, Abeille XXI, Abeille XXII, Cherbourgeois I, Cherbourgeois III, Cherbourgeois IV, Divette, Elan II, Excellent, Faisan, Jobourg, La Frene, La Pernelle, La Salicoque, Lama, Mammouth, Mastodonte, Mouflon, Nacqueville, Nessus, Peuplier, Pingouin, Pintade, Plougastel, Portzic, Ramier, Rene le Besnerais, Risban, Urville commissioned into RN service.
Minesweeping trawlers HMS Aiglon, Andre et Louise, Congre, Henriette, L'Atlantique, and Pine commissioned. (Dave Shirlaw)
Thursday, 20 March 1941
Elan II World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Plymouth by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was refloated in October 1941.
18.9.1945: Escorting (Lieut. M. Bishop RNVR) damaged French submarine MINERVE, Liverpool-Cherbourg, in tow of tug ELAN II. In gale conditions in Lyme Bay decided to round Portland Bill and shelter in Portland. Tug lost tow in race and submarine went ashore on Chesil Beach. Returned to scene in very bad weather and sustained extensive minor damage.
Good hunting
Phil
PARIS and ELAN ll were among the French vessels seized in WW2.
From various sources:
Try: [www.bbrclub.org]
You will find a reference to ELAN ll in 1941
UNITED KINGDOM: Two old French battleships 'Courbet' and 'Paris' and several destroyers and submarines, including the giant 'Surcouf', are in British ports. They are boarded and seized, but not before there are casualties on both sides; three British personnel and a French seaman die in scuffles on board the submarine Surcouf; In total 59 French warships are seized.
Tugs Abeille II, Abeille IV, Abeille V, Abeille VI, Abeille XIV, Abeille XX, Abeille XXI, Abeille XXII, Cherbourgeois I, Cherbourgeois III, Cherbourgeois IV, Divette, Elan II, Excellent, Faisan, Jobourg, La Frene, La Pernelle, La Salicoque, Lama, Mammouth, Mastodonte, Mouflon, Nacqueville, Nessus, Peuplier, Pingouin, Pintade, Plougastel, Portzic, Ramier, Rene le Besnerais, Risban, Urville commissioned into RN service.
Minesweeping trawlers HMS Aiglon, Andre et Louise, Congre, Henriette, L'Atlantique, and Pine commissioned. (Dave Shirlaw)
Thursday, 20 March 1941
Elan II World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Plymouth by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was refloated in October 1941.
18.9.1945: Escorting (Lieut. M. Bishop RNVR) damaged French submarine MINERVE, Liverpool-Cherbourg, in tow of tug ELAN II. In gale conditions in Lyme Bay decided to round Portland Bill and shelter in Portland. Tug lost tow in race and submarine went ashore on Chesil Beach. Returned to scene in very bad weather and sustained extensive minor damage.
Good hunting
Phil
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HMS ELAN 11
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JAMES PAGE | 06/01/2014 06:38PM |
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Re: HMS ELAN 11
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phil morgan | 06/04/2014 04:59AM |