Phryné
| Name | Phryné | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.660 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Chantier de Normandie, Grand Quévilly, Rouen | ||
| Owner | G. Lamy & Compagnie, Caen | ||
| Homeport | Caen | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Sep, 1939 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-13 (Karl Daublebsky von Eichhain) | ||
| Position | 52.09N, 01.43E - Grid AN 7668 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Immingham - Bayonne | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Société Navale Caennaise, Caen | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.00 hours on 24 Sep, 1939, the Phryné struck a mine laid on 4 September by U-13 and sank 3.5 miles east of Aldeburgh Lightvessel. All crew members were rescued by the Aldeburgh rescue boat and brought to Aldeburgh, where several wounded were taken care in the hospital. | ||
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