Oost
Vlaanderen was built in Westerbroek in Holland and
launched in 1931. After the German invasion the Be-Ne-Lux
countries and France, Fall Gelb in May 1940, she was
requisitioned by Kriegsmarine. In a convoy from St.Malo to
Guernsey loaded with cement she was attacked by airplanes
from RAF and sunk 23.Mai 1943. Due to her cargo she is
often referred to as the "cement-wreck", and she rest on
her keel on a depth of 20 to 30 meter east of St.Peter
harbor.
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Oost
Vlaanderen
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45,4 x 7,9 m
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420 grt
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Westerbroek ( NL ) 1931
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