Casabianca Mine Layer Ship Wreck:







Casabianca French Mine Layer Ship Wreck



The ships construction has been completed in Gironde (Bordo) in 1895. She was 80 meters long, weighted 970 tons and she could carry up to 100 mines. She was first a torpedo ship when contructed but then in 1913, she has been modified and became a mine layer ship. The crew was consisted of 6 liutenants and 132 privates.

In 3rd of June 1915, she was sunked by a collision to one of her own mines while laying mines in Golf of Smyrna.



Renseignements historiques : 

1897       ROCHEFORT armé 


1898-1901  ROCHEFORT en réserve 


1901-1904  ROCHEFORT armé- en TUNISIE
 

1905-1908  ROCHEFORT en réserve 


1909       ROCHEFORT armé 


1910-1912  ROCHEFORT en réserve 


1913-1914  ROCHEFORT en réserve 


           Mouilleur de mines 


1-1-1913   Rattaché à la 1ère Armée Navale bsé à TOULON 


3-8-1914   Opére au large de la GRECE et de MALTE  Mouille des mines pour isoler les côtes TURQUES 


1915       Coulé dans le LEVANT 


2-6-1915   Saute sur une mine devant PHOCEE 86 officiers et matelots disparurent 66 sauvés 


3-6-1915   Coule à SMYRNE par suite de l'explosion d'une mine à bord


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