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    Meknes

    My quick vid of the French Liner Meknes:-

    http://youtu.be/iXU16cqPeZA

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    Nice video, as a child i read the story of the meknes in a book by alastair maclean called the lonely sea, i still have a copy of the book today.

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    Yes, totally fascinating if somewhat tragic history. Particularly tragic as it was repatriating Vichy french in agreement with Germany. It was just poor communication that meant the e-boat flotilla new nothing about the situation. Or maybe there is more to the history than I know about.

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    The theory about lack of communication sounds the most likely.

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    Well, I think this explains it fairly well:-

    24th July 1940: French liner Meknes torpedoed

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