Navy | The French Navy |
Type | Corvette |
Class | Flower |
Pennant | |
Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
Ordered | 25 Jul 1939 |
Laid down | 18 Nov 1939 |
Launched | 8 Apr 1940 |
Commissioned | 22 Jun 1940 |
Lost | 22 Jun 1940 |
History | First (and only) Flower-class corvette commissioned into the French Navy just before the armistice. Mined on trails off Hartlepool on 22 June 1940. |
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Notable events involving La Bastiaise include:
7 Nov 2015
A memorial obelisk, with the names of all those who died when La Bastiaise hit a mine whilst on trials off the river Tees on 22nd. June 1940, will be dedicated at a service in Smiths Dock Park on Saturday 7th. November 2015. (1)
Sources
- Personal communication