Bretagne
French Steam merchant
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| Name | Bretagne | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 10,108 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd, Whiteinch, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Paris | ||
| Homeport | Le Havre | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Oct 1939 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-45 (Alexander Gelhaar) | ||
| Position | 50.20N, 12.45W - Grid BE 3366 | ||
| Complement | ? men (7 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | KJF-3 | ||
| Route | Cristobal - Kingston, Jamaica - Le Havre | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | Built as Flandria, 1936 renamed Bretagne | ||
| Notes on loss | In the morning on 14 Oct, 1939, U-45 attacked the unescorted convoy KJF-3 about 230 miles southwest of Fastnet and reported the sinking of three big steamers. In fact, two ships, Lochavon and Bretagne were sunk and the British steam merchant Karamea (10350 grt) was missed, because a torpedo detonated prematurely. The U-boat was lost the same day. | ||
Location of attack on Bretagne.
ship sunk.
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