FN Bison
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Navy | The French Navy |
Type | Large destroyer |
Class | Guepard |
Pennant | |
Built by | Arsenal de Lorient (Lorient, France) |
Laid down | 14 Mar 1927 |
Launched | 29 Oct 1928 |
Commissioned | 10 Oct 1930 |
Lost | 3 May 1940 |
Loss position | 65.42N, 07.17E |
History |
Bison (Capitaine De Vaisseau Jean Adolphe Roger Bouan) was sunk by German aircraft some 110 nautical miles west of Vega Island, Norway in postion 65º42'N, 07º17'E. The Commanding officer was killed in the sinking |