Patrol Boats in Marseille (13)

Here are crops of two panoramic photos of Marseille harbor in January 1943. The craft pictured look like civilian craft just adoped for German service, although armament is not really visible.

Can anyone help identify these two? I was wondering if the top one was either of the former fishery protection craft Gardien Cosmao or Le Socoa?






Dave G.
The PT Dockyard

The second photograohy show a patrol baot of Customs service (Douanes Françaises) But I don't know her name.
In the first photo, I can not have an answer because it is difficult to see some thing. The three boats aster are three pilot vessels.
Regards
Alain

hello

fine pics ! possible to have them in full size ? i think your pics was cut.

thank's

They have been cropped. The whole picture has "Bundesarchiv" written on it and I am hesitant to put the whole picture up. This week I hope to buy digital copies of these and a few others.

They are easy to find. Go to this site and type in "Marseille".

http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/

I searched for years 1942 to 1944 but this series starts on the first page of results. They are from the pictures taken from the Pont Transbordeur.


Dave G.
The PT Dockyard

Hello Dave,
The small boat in the first photo was the Pétrel 1, one of the eight tenders for Flying boats built in 1931 at La Ciotat by the Société Provençale de Constructions Navales.
This tender was based at the naval station of Berre near Marseille.
In service in the KM the 12/04/1943, she was send in Greece as the GA 70.
She was sunk in Piraeus harbour the 11/01/1944 by a flybo.
Regards
Alain

A photo of one of this ship




PS : I have send you the same reply in NetMarine

Yes! She is a Petrel class for sure! :o

Dave G.
The PT Dockyard

Le cap Canaille dans le fond

Sainte Baume a écrit :

Citation :

Le cap Canaille dans le fond

J'ai un gros doute

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Alain

on dirait plutot le mont Coudon

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Nico

Yes Le Mont Coudon donc TOULON.

FX

OK

Did this thread suddenly take a different direction? :o