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Veuillez montrer l'image de la CPA complete, SVP

David

<r>Blown up from an Algiers postcard:<br/> <br/> <IMG src="http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu322/davidships/Denfert-1.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu322/davidships/Denfert-1.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu32 ... fert-1.jpg">http://i660....

<r><QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>There is a tug "France" ex "Penguin" listed in LR 1913/14. 187 GRT, built in 1901.<br/> It's missing in LR 1920/21, so might be the ship lost in 1919. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> Yes, that is the right one.<br/> <br/> 187grt 25nrt 120.0 x 21.0 x 12.5ft<br/> blt 1901 Cox & Co,...

<r>Now have received from Jaap Bijl (Netherlands) an image of this UTRECHT soon after delivery (note the Dutch colours painted on the bows as a neutral vessel). Understand that she was purchased by Marine Française in late 1917. Is there any evidence that she was requisitioned or hired before that?<...

<r>Agree that neither of the referenced photos are of this UTRECHT.<br/> <br/> <IMG src="http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu322/davidships/Utrecht-1a.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu322/davidships/Utrecht-1a.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/u...

Built 1911 by Empire Ship Building Co, Buffalo NY

<r>This is the wreck of the British paddle tug PRIVATEER which went aground here on 23 December 1918 (Tréport for Boulogne). Crew of seven survived.<br/> <br/> PRIVATEER<br/> ON 78447 104grt (later 117grt) 96.5 x 18.7 x 9.2ft<br/> blt 1883 J & W Toward, St Lawrence-on-Tyne (iron hull)<br/> L1cy ...

<r>As requisitioned at Alger, perhaps the Schiaffino tug JEAN BART, 44grt.<br/> <br/> See <URL url="http://www.alger-roi.net/Alger/port/schiaffino/images/68_jean_bart_provencal.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.alger-roi.net/Alger/port/sch ... vencal.jpg">http://www.alger-roi.net/Alger/port/schiaffin...

<r>Veuillez m'excuser si je vais écrire en anglais.<br/> <br/> I think that Lloyd's Register confused two different vessels. Note that the details changed in 1931 to 107grt 89nrt 76.2 x 20.2 x 9.6 feet, while everything else was unchanged. And those tonnages do not really make sense. If anyone has a...