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Chasseur 5
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Red List (1939–40) — OCR
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- Ship type: French Submarine Chaser
Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)
Source: Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Heritage & Education Centre, Lloyd’s Register of Yachts 1939, digitised via Internet Archive. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Images have been converted, resized and watermarked for web display; machine-generated table OCR has been added.
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BELFORT French sloop Capitaine de corvette L. Viel. (aircraft tender) 24th May Ordered to protect convoys proceeding to Dunkirk. 25th May Sailed in company with the M/S La Boudeuse, escorting the French S.S. Hebe and Margaux. 26th May 1000 Off Dover, the Belfort exploded a mine on the surface; it shook the ship severely. 1450 The Hebe (1680 tons) and the Margaux (1462 tons) anchored in the Downs. 27th May 1233 The Belfort sailed from the Downs. 2019 Returned to the Downs. 28th May 1200 Air attack. 29th May 1848 Sailed from the Downs for Dunkirk. 30th May 0130 Anchored off Dunkirk. 0430 After an English ship had passed, a mine exploded nearby, putting out the Belfort's lights; damage to boiler room, especially to the brickwork. 0500 Air attack. 0550 Secured alongside Quai Felix Faure. Embarked 400 French troops of the 2nd and 3rd Regiments of Engineers, during an artillery bombardment. 0630 Sailed for Folkestone. 2200 Disembarked 400 troops, (1) at Folkestone 31st May 0640 Left Folkestone. 0735 Arrived Dover. 1st June 0107 Observed a parachute mine drop from a German plane about 100 yards to port; also 2 smaller objects which appeared to be tied together. Buoyed the spot and shifted billet. 1830 Sailed for Cherbourg, escorting the dr. Cyclone and Chasseur 5. 3rd June 0455 Sailed for Dover. 1700 Sank a floating mine. 1907 Anchored off Dover. 4th June 1605 Sailed for Brest, escorting the French S.S. Normanville, Fronsac and Margaux. Total 400 Authority - French Admiralty record, Folio No. 15. (1) Not mentioned in D.R. 93
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CHASSEUR 5 French S/M chaser Lieut. Detroyat. de vaisseau 24th May a.m. Embarked Dunkirk. munitions and stores at 25th May 0200 Sailed, to attempt to refloat the 0400 Ch. 9, aground on Malo beach. Returned unsuccessful. to Dunkirk, the attempt being 26th May - Moored at buoy OW. 27th May 0530 A bomb dropped between the Ch.5 and the P/V Cote d'Azur, (or the Cote d'Argent). The Ch.5 opened fire. 0600 Second air attack. Ch.5 and Ch.6 opened fire. 28th May 2100ca Sailed for Dover, with French and English officers and officials of the ship building yard. 2300ca Four English destroyers passed to starboard. 29th May 0100 Near the West Hinder observed a M.T.B. Opened fire. Track of a torpedo seen between Ch.5 and Ch.6. 0500 Arrived Dover. Dis embarked passengers. 1800 Sailed for Dunkirk. 30th May 0200 Secured alongside the Ch.10. Air attack. Three bombs dropped. 31st May 0400 The Ch.5 was hit by a shell. Severe damage to hull. Repairs put in hand. 1300 Sailed for Dover. - went alongside the Savorgnan de Brazza at Dover, where further repairs were carried out, using a cement mattress. lst June 1700 The Ch.5 sailed for Cherbourg in company with the dr. Cyclone and the Sl. Belfort. 2nd June Arrived Cherbourg, where Ch.5 went into dock. Total 20(1) Authority - French Admiralty record, Folio No.32. (1) Estimated.
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| 27th May | 0600 | In Dunkirk harbour, alongside the quay. A bomb dropped between Ch.6 and Ch.5. |
| 28th May | 2100ca | Sailed for Dover, Ch.5 in company. |
| 29th May | 0100 | Near Kwinte buoy, the track of a torpedo, fired by a M.T.B., passed between the two chasseurs. |
| 0500 | Arrived Dover. |
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 234 360. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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| Chasseur 5 | 20 |
Operation Dynamo Map — Movement Logs
Movements recorded for Chasseur 5 during the evacuation period, as plotted on the Operation Dynamo map.
| Departed | Route | Arrived | Troops | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Dunkirk | — | — |
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Location recorded; complete dated movement unavailable
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NMM 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol i, page 181 |
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