Allied Warship Commanders


Roger Richard Louis Birot, FFN

Birth details unknown
Died  9 Jun 1942aboard the Mimosa


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Ranks

Capitaine De Fregate

Decorations

0000Hon. OBE

Warship Commands listed for Roger Richard Louis Birot, FFN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
FFL Mimosa (K 11)Corvette17 Apr 19419 Jun 1942 (+)

Career information

Killed in the sinking of the Mimosa

Events related to this officer

Corvette FFL Mimosa (K 11)


15 Oct 1941
Mimosa picks up 26 survivors from the British merchant Silvercedar that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-553 in the North Atlantic in position 53º36'N, 29º57'W.

Mimosa also picks up 26 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Ila that was also torpedoed and sunk by U-553 in the North Atlantic in position 53º34'N, 30º10'W.

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