Franche Comte
British Motor tanker
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| Name | Franche Comte | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 9,314 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - Odense Staalskibsværft ved A.P. Møller, Odense | ||
| Owner | Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Mar 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-99 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | 61° 15'N, 12° 30'W | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-112 | ||
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| History | built as Dutch Loosdrecht for NV Phs. van Ommeren´s Scheepvaartbedrijf, Rotterdam; 1939 renamed French Franche-Comté for Société Française de Transports Pétrolièrs (SFTP), Paris; 1940 taken over by Britain and renamed Franche Comte by Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). 1945 returned to French owner. | ||
| Notes on event | On 16 March 1941, U-99 attacked convoy HX-112 several times and sank five ships, Venetia, J.B. White, Ferm, Beduin and Korshamn and damaged the Franche Comte. The U-boat was lost after these attacks. | ||
| On board | We have details of 4 people who were on board. | ||
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