Paris II
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The
trawler Paris was built in Le Havre in 1913 for the
company Poret & Lobez, but was after the outbreak of
world war one requisitioned by the French navy and
converted to a patrol boat. The navy just added the number
"II" to her name. She was sent to Syria which was a French
colony at the time, and used for patrolling the coastline
and eastern Mediterranean. Outside Kemer in Turkey
13.December 1917 she was taken under Ottoman coastal
artillery and sunk. The wreck was found in 1995 and rest
today on her keel on a depth of 25 to 32 meter right
outside Kemer harbor.
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36' N30° 35' E ![]() Picture: Paris Courtesy of WW 2 Wrecks ![]() Wanna know more? Visit this great site WW 2 Wrecks Last updated: September 2019 |
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