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Jay · 12-18-08, 05:29 PM

Date: July, 1941
Location: Naval square CG21
Events: Sighted a "convoy" consisting of a small tanker, an armed trawler, and a tug boat on a NE heading. The ships were flying flags with vertical blue/white/red bars. According to the flag chart, these were French ships. Given the date, I assumed that these would be enemy ships, and torpedoed the tanker.

To my surprise, the icon on my navigation chart representing the sunken ship was green, indicating that the tanker was a neutral vessel. When I saved and exited, the summary statistics also showed the tonnage as neutral

Can someone with a better grasp of history than mine please explain the status of French ships in July of '41? Thanks.

12-18-08, 05:29 PM	#1
Jay Mate Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 56 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Neutral ship flying French flag(?) Date: July, 1941 Location: Naval square CG21 Events: Sighted a "convoy" consisting of a small tanker, an armed trawler, and a tug boat on a NE heading. The ships were flying flags with vertical blue/white/red bars. According to the flag chart, these were French ships. Given the date, I assumed that these would be enemy ships, and torpedoed the tanker. To my surprise, the icon on my navigation chart representing the sunken ship was green, indicating that the tanker was a neutral vessel. When I saved and exited, the summary statistics also showed the tonnage as neutral Can someone with a better grasp of history than mine please explain the status of French ships in July of '41? Thanks. __________________ Jay Floggings will continue until morale improves. GWX 3 & SH3 Commander 3.1