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Radioléine (I) - (1910-1911)
RADIOLÉINE(l) (1910-1911), owner COMPAGNIE de NAVIGATION MIXTE
2780 grt. 2300 nrt. 4800 dwt. Measurements 112.50 oa -106.70 pp x 13.71 x 7.62 meters.
T. 3 cyl. steam engine of 2100 BHP by the shipbuilder. 11 knots.
26.03.1910 : launched and towed to Saint-Nazaire for fitting machinery and completed by Chantiers & Ateliers de Saint Nazaire
(Penhoët), Chantiers de Normandie, Grand-Quevilly as RADIOLÉINE for Pétrole-Transports (Cie de Navigation Mixte), Marseilles.
1911: sold to French Navy and renamed RHÓNE.
19.12.1940 : On passage from Casablanca to Dakar torpedoed and sunk with the French submarine SFAX,
by the German submarine U,37 off Cape Juby.
Additional information Starke & Schell registers :
RADIOLÉINE -1910 FR 1T (aft) (11½)
3,935 GRT for Soc. "Pétroles Transports", Marseille 350.1 x 45.2
Tanker built by Chantiers de Normandie, Rouen (5)
1911 - RHÔNE French Navy
Torp. and sunk by U 37, 19 Dec 1940, off Cap Juby, (in error)
Additional information from Uboat.net :
Name:
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Rhône
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Type:
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Fleet oiler
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Tonnage:
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2.785 tons
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Completed:
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1910
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Owner:
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Vichy French Navy
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Homeport:
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Date of attack:
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19 Dec, 1940
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Nationality: French
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Fate:
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Sunk by U-37 (Asmus Nicolai Clausen)
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Position:
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Grid DH 96 - See estimated map location (28.03N12.54W) *
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Complement:
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? men (10 dead and ? survivors).
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Convoy:
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-
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Route:
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Casablanca - Dakar
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Cargo:
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-
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History:
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-
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Notes on loss:
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On 19 Dec, 1940, U-37 torpedoed and sank the Vichy French vessels Rhône and Sfax by mistake off Cape Juby, Marocco. Neither torpedo reports nor statements concerning this incident can be found in the KTB of the U-boat. Actually the entry simply reads \"DJ 9285 - Nothing to see\", but the stated grid is situated on land in the Sahara.
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* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code.
It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
