20th Century French Warship Le Gladiateur

Le Gladiateur Ship Plans

free ship plans Le Gladiateur French Navy
French Navy net-laying ship Le Gladiateur

Just posted: free ship plans of the French Navy Mine Warfare Ship Le Gladiateur (The Gladiator).

A net-laying ship, Le Gladiateur was built at Arsenal de Lorient. Keel laid 1932, she was launched 10/04/1933. She was scuttled at Toulon 11/27/1942 by her own crew to avoid capture. Ship was salvaged by Italians 03/30/1943 but later captured by Germans and commissioned in January 1944 as SG18. She was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft 4/2/1944.

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Souvenirs de Marine by
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