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OverviewPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The MV Languedoc was a motor tanker which initially sailed under the French flag prior to the Second World War. She was taken over by the British after the fall of France in 1940 and sailed for them in a number of convoys, before being sunk by a German u-boat later that year.The Languedoc was built in 1937 by Burmeister & Wain's Maskin & Skibsbyggeri A/S, of Copenhagen as MV Actor. She entered service with Societe Francaise de Transports Petroliers (SFTP), Paris in 1938 and was renamed Languedoc. On the outbreak of war she sailed in a number of short convoys from Verdon to Casablanca carrying fuel, as well as sailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Liverpool in September 1939. She was part of convoy KS-74 in March 1940, sailing from Casablanca to Brest, the last one she was to be part of under the French flag. After the fall of France she was seized by the British and taken into service by the Ministry of War Transport. They assigned her to be operated by John I. Jacobs & Co Ltd, of London. She was homeported in the capital. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Iosias JodyPublisher: Duc Imprint: Duc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.182kg ISBN: 9786139724451ISBN 10: 6139724457 Pages: 116 Publication Date: 07 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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