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of
Montreal in November 1918. Seven members of the class are known to have been lost; the fate of the other five members of the class is unclear.
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reached its destination, but the other two ships and their crews were lost; no wreckage of the ships has been located.
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in 1918, near the end of World War I. The class is mainly remembered for the disappearance of two of its members,
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for the French government was reported in
February 1918. Built in what was then known as
928:"Lake Superior's biggest mystery: 2 French minesweepers built for war vanished in 1918"
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336:-class minesweepers were built; their names, as listed below, were published in
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275:. Their steel-framed wooden hulls were divided into four water-tight
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Each vessel was 135 feet (41 m) long and rated at 321
291:(22 km/h; 14 mph). Two 100 mm (4 in)
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310:—encountered severe weather while attempting to cross
953:"Weather Reports Not Available—Lake Shipping on Move"
801:"Treasure hunters seek Lake Superior's 'Holy Grail'"
241:. French naval documents refer to the ships as
1139:"Sebastopol (1918~1918) Sebastopol FV (+1933)"
175:2 Ă— 100 mm (4 in) deck-mounted guns
28:Ships of the class under construction in 1918
8:
298:In November 1918, three of the minesweepers—
249:, as the ships were designed to function as
1189:"Ship Bound for Gloucester Sinks Off N.S."
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323:French minesweepers Inkerman and Cerisoles
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961:. Montreal. November 23, 1918. p. 4
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256:A contract for $ 2.5 million awarded to
1216:"Seneff (1918~1920) Seneff MFV (+1955)"
1164:"Malakoff (1918~1918) Illex MV (+1974)"
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1049:"Bautzen (1918~1922) Peary MV (+1961)"
982:
907:. Toronto. November 9, 1918. p. 4
841:. Toronto. February 9, 1918. p. 2
18:
996:"Beached Motorship Abandoned to Seas"
237:along the coast of France and in the
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16:Minesweeper class of the French Navy
287:, and had a top speed of about 12
14:
926:Gmiter, Tanda (August 18, 2022).
799:Bourrie, Mark (18 October 2009).
279:. Each ship was fitted with twin
233:The ships were designed to clear
1119:. September 16, 1933. p. 10
221:, during their maiden voyage on
81:$ 2.5 million (for entire class)
64:
22:
1277:Ship classes of the French Navy
1267:Minesweepers of the French Navy
641:Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
1240:French Warships of World War I
1196:. November 28, 1955. p. 3
1004:. February 8, 1939. p. 22
1:
1242:. Shepperton, IK: Ian Allan.
1238:Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974).
833:"Steel Products—Canadian Car"
439:Battle of Nuits Saint Georges
867:Trunrud, Tory (2016-10-16).
1204:– via newspapers.com.
1127:– via newspapers.com.
1095:– via newspapers.com.
1079:"Three Steam Trawlers Sold"
1012:– via newspapers.com.
969:– via newspapers.com.
915:– via newspapers.com.
849:– via newspapers.com.
413:Siege of Mantua (1796–1797)
159:(22 km/h; 14 mph)
1293:
1087:. July 23, 1920. p. 7
869:"Blueberry Boat made here"
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128:41.3 metres (135 ft)
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33:
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711:Sold 1920; wrecked near
676:Sold 1920; foundered at
554:Battle of Bautzen (1813)
258:Canadian Car and Foundry
205:Canadian Car and Foundry
54:Canadian Car and Foundry
645:Sold 1920; wrecked off
594:Lost without trace 1918
520:Battle of LĂĽtzen (1813)
136:6.9 metres (23 ft)
110:General characteristics
273:gross register tonnage
1107:"Shipping Casualties"
874:The Chronicle-Journal
266:Fort William, Ontario
1193:Boston Evening Globe
879:Thunder Bay, Ontario
1024:"MV Lutzen (+1939)"
772:"CĂ©risoles (+1918)"
742:"Inkermann (+1918)"
617:Battle of CĂ©risoles
560:Saint Pierre Island
813:on 3 February 2012
713:Canso, Nova Scotia
671:Battle of Malakoff
588:Battle of Inkerman
493:Battle of Palestro
386:Battle of Navarino
328:Ships of the class
247:dragueurs de mines
225:in November 1918.
45:-class minesweeper
899:"Car and Foundry"
721:
720:
706:Battle of Seneffe
699:20 September 1918
634:30 September 1918
610:25 September 1918
547:14 September 1918
382:20 September 1918
293:deck-mounted guns
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647:Cape St. Francis
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550:12 November 1918
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251:fishing trawlers
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466:Peace of Leoben
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526:Nauset Beach
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498:Deleted 1936
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471:Deleted 1933
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444:Deleted 1952
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391:Deleted 1965
379:29 July 1918
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363:Disposition
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277:compartments
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262:minesweepers
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245:rather than
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201:minesweepers
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983:Couhat 1974
958:The Gazette
817:31 December
678:Bay Roberts
524:Wrecked on
428:St. Georges
339:The Gazette
235:naval mines
229:Description
209:French Navy
119:Minesweeper
72:French Navy
1272:1918 ships
1261:Categories
1033:27 January
884:2018-07-09
724:References
630:Sebastopol
357:Completed
316:Sebastopol
308:Sebastopol
243:chalutiers
164:Complement
141:Propulsion
932:mlive.com
606:Cerisoles
417:Sold 1949
360:Namesake
354:Launched
304:Cerisoles
218:Cerisoles
203:built by
102:Completed
60:Operators
680:1974 as
660:Malakoff
577:Inkerman
562:1961 as
530:Cape Cod
482:Palestro
375:Navarin
300:Inkerman
214:Inkerman
207:for the
172:Armament
50:Builders
1225:July 4,
1200:July 4,
1173:July 4,
1148:July 4,
1123:July 4,
1117:Cardiff
1091:July 4,
1058:July 4,
1008:July 4,
965:July 4,
937:July 4,
911:July 4,
845:July 4,
781:July 4,
751:July 4,
543:Bautzen
402:Mantoue
348:Hull #
334:Navarin
191:Navarin
167:36 crew
94:Planned
43:Navarin
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708:(1674)
695:Seneff
673:(1855)
619:(1544)
590:(1854)
509:Lutzen
495:(1859)
468:(1797)
455:Leoben
441:(1870)
388:(1827)
306:, and
285:funnel
281:screws
199:of 12
195:was a
146:screws
125:Length
69:
682:Illex
564:Peary
366:Ref.
289:knots
197:class
193:class
180:Notes
157:knots
152:Speed
144:Twin
86:Built
1244:ISBN
1227:2023
1202:2023
1175:2023
1150:2023
1125:2023
1093:2023
1060:2023
1035:2017
1010:2023
967:2023
939:2023
913:2023
847:2023
819:2011
783:2023
753:2023
715:1955
649:1933
532:1939
216:and
188:The
133:Beam
115:Type
89:1918
78:Cost
39:Name
155:12
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