fate of three Castle class trawlers

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Aris
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fate of three Castle class trawlers

Post by Aris » Fri May 17, 2024 10:04 am

During the last weeks I tried to fill the fate of each Castle-class trawler at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle-class_trawler
There are still some left with unknown demise including the following three:

La Blanche II (ex James Laveney) Extant 1941 under French flag. Fate?

Notre Dame De Laghet (ex William Cowling) Seized by Germans - designated FL 08 and lost Sept 1943. How and where she was lost?

Apuania (ex Gianni, ..., William Beeton) Extant 1943 under Italian flag. Fate?

Can anyone provide some additional information on their demise?
Creese
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Re: fate of three Castle class trawlers

Post by Creese » Sat May 18, 2024 8:24 am

Hi, this explains some
http://www.fleetwood-trawlers.info/inde ... lby-gy205/
Best regards, Kris.
jan-olof
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Re: fate of three Castle class trawlers

Post by jan-olof » Sat May 18, 2024 3:27 pm

Hello Aris,

according to an older source the Notre Dame De Laghet was lost on September 23, 1943 during a U.S. air attack on Nantes.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof
Aris
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Re: fate of three Castle class trawlers

Post by Aris » Mon May 27, 2024 8:44 am

Thank you both!
That leaves only the Italian APUANIA as unaccounted of...
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