Capitaine Edmond Laborie
French Steam merchant
Name | Capitaine Edmond Laborie | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 3,087 tons | ||
Completed | 1923 - Ateliers et Chantiers de la Seine Maritime Worms & Co, Le Trait | ||
Owner | Établissements Odon de Lumbersac, Paris | ||
Homeport | Le Havre | ||
Date of attack | 21 Oct 1939 | Nationality: French | |
Fate | Sunk by U-19 (Hans Meckel) | ||
Position | 53° 19'N, 0° 38'E - Grid AN 7344 | ||
Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Bordeaux - Tyne | ||
Cargo | Ballast | ||
History | Completed in March 1923 | ||
Notes on event | At 02.00 hours on 21 Oct 1939 the Capitaine Edmond Laborie struck a mine laid on 16 October by U-19 two miles east of the Inner Dowsing Lightvessel and sank. The wreck was later dispersed. |
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