Notre Dame du Châtelet
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| Name | Notre Dame du Châtelet | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 488 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Scheepsb. v/h Gebr. G.& H. Bodewes, Martenshoek | ||
| Owner | Société des pêcheries Malouines Marieange Glâtre, St. Malo | ||
| Homeport | St. Malo | ||
| Date of attack | 15 May, 1941 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-43 (Wolfgang Lüth) | ||
| Position | 48N, 14W - Grid BE 6155 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 38 (28 dead and 10 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | St. Malo - Grand Banks of Newfoundland | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | After 04.15 hours on 15 May, 1941, the three masted Notre Dame du Châtelet was sunk by U-43 with 45 rounds from the deck gun and AA gunfire. The survivors abandoned ship in two lifeboats. The day before, the vessel had encountered the Italian submarine Cappellini in 47°42N/13°56W. Two of the survivors were picked up by the Italian submarine Otaria on 23 May. | ||
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