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Bonjour

J'ai une image (trés mauvaise) du chalutier ORIENT



mais je n'arrive pas à savoir si c'est la patrouilleur auxiliaire de 1939 ou le dragueur de 1911 ? (l'hypothése 1 me semble la plus probable)

A bientot

Chalutier Orient, construit en 1908 par De La Brosse & Fouché à Nantes
283 tjb, 42,74 x 6,95 x 3,55 m, machine à triple expansion de 500 cv, vitesse : 11 noeuds. 1 chaudière de J.G. Kincaid & Co Ltd à Glasgow en 1919.
armateur (en 1928), François Fourny & Cie, à Boulogne.

Source : registre Bureau Veritas 1930.

Bonsoir Memgam

En résumé, c'est l'hypothèse 3 ...

Merci et à bientot !!

All three are the same vessel!
"Orient" was built in 1908 for Cie. Francaise de Pêche et d'Armement, Boulogne (No. de registration B. 61). The company was liquidated in 1909, the "Orient" sold in the same year. First registered at Lorient she was acquired in 1911 by the French Navy. After the war sold again she was registered in 1920 as "B. 710" at Boulogne. Requisitioned by the French Navy in 1939 (?) she was to become the auxiliary patrolboat "P.62". But according to Henry Le Masson the conversion wasn't completed (that's why I have some doubts regarding the requisition date 1939, 6 to 9 month for a relatively simple conversion??).
Seized by the Germans "Orient" became the patrol boat "V1802". She was lost off Memel 11.11.1944 (not 1942!).

Merci Klaus !!!!