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La Majo
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ORDE Registry
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Red List (1939–40) — OCR
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- Ship type: sunk
- Return status: sunk
Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)
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LA MAJO French M/S trawler (s.o. Enseigne de vaisseau Vergonzane) originally The 156th Section of magnetic minesweepers, comprised the two wooden trawlers Ste. Elisabeth (A.D.385), and La Jeannine (A. D. 386) On 25th May (?) (1) the La Jeannine was destroyed by fire in Dunkirk harbour, as the result of an air raid. The 156th Section was then reconstituted by the addition of the La Majo. On 29th May (?)(1) the La Majo was destroyed by a bomb. After the loss of the La Majo the section was reconstituted with the Ste. Bernadette de Lourdes. Nil. Authority - French Admiralty record, Folio No.29. (1) Enseigne vaisseau Vergonzane made his is report doubtful. on 4th June 1941, de and states that this date 145
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STE. ELISABETH (A.D.385) French M/S ( Registered number CAEN, trawler Enseigne de vaisseau port of origin - C.1478) Section. Vergonzane, S.O., 156th [Note: The G.M.T.] times in this report appear to be 1st June 1300 Sailed from Dunkirk harbour, in company with the M/S Ste. Bernadette de Lourdes, to sweep the channel up to No. W buoy. [see La Majo] Carried attack. out sweeping during an air 1545 Several shells from enemy guns at 1548 Mardyck fell between the two ships. Returned to Dunkirk. 3rd June 2200 With her fuel tanks and minesweep damaged, the Ste. Elisabeth sailed from Dunkirk for England with Lieutenant de vaisseau Monrousseau(1) on board. 4th June 0700ca Observed the A.D.20, Emile Deschamps; exchanged position signals, and proceeded about 4 cables astern of her en route for Dover. Shortly after, the Emile Deschamps struck a magnetic mine. The Ste. Elisabeth at once lowered boats, but by the time they could reach the spot the survivors had been picked up by various English ships [among them the M/S Kellett]. - Set course for Margate. (2) 0930ca Arrived Margate. Disembarked 60 troops and 4 Belgian refugees. (3) 6th June - Arrived Cherbourg. Total 60 Authority - French Admiralty record, Folios No. 20 and 29. (1) Lieutenant de vaisseau Mourousseau had been carrying of out the functions of second in command of the Group (2) The minesweepers states that a "Belgian Scoot" Margate. appeared on and patrol craft of Dunkirk. the M/S Kellett that she led the "scoot" into 0845 (3) Margate scene, and which however, gives the 389". time as [B.S.T.] report, and names the trawler "A. D. 76
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| La Majo | M/S trawler | Air attack | 29/5 |
Operation Dynamo Map — Movement Logs
Movements recorded for La Majo during the evacuation period, as plotted on the Operation Dynamo map.
| Departed | Route | Arrived | Troops | Notes | Source |
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| — | Dunkirk | — | — |
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Location recorded; complete dated movement unavailable
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NMM 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol ii, page 150 |
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