Brumaire
French Steam tanker
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| Name | Brumaire | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 7,638 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Chantier de Normandie, Grand Quévilly, Rouen | ||
| Owner | Société Transports Maritimes Pétrolièrs, Paris | ||
| Homeport | Le Havre | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Jun 1940 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-25 (Heinz Beduhn) | ||
| Position | 47° 39'N, 7° 25'W - Grid BF 4391 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | Completed in June 1930 | ||
| Notes on event | At 01.28 hours on 19 June 1940 U-25 attacked a small convoy about 100 miles west-southwest of Ouessant and hit the Brumaire with one torpedo, before the U-boat collided with another steamer in convoy. The conning tower and periscope were damaged and the U-boat had to abort her patrol. The damaged Brumaire was sunk the next day by German aircraft off Belle-Île in position 47°14N/03°16W. | ||
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