''Yser'', originally named ''Sénégalais'', was a
frigate
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The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
in the
Free French Naval Forces during
World War II
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and the
French Navy
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post-war. The ship was originally built as USS ''Corbesier'' (DE-106), an American named for
Antoine Joseph Corbesier, for more than 40 years he was the beloved swordmaster of the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen. The name Corbesier (DE-106) was cancelled 24 September 1943 so it could be used for .
History
During
World War II
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, ''Corbesier'' was transferred to the
Free French Naval Forces under
lend lease
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on 2 January 1944, and renamed ''Sénégalais''. Ownership of the vessel was transferred to France on 21 April 1952 under the
Mutual Defense Assistance Program
The Mutual Defense Assistance Act was a United States Act of Congress signed by President Harry S. Truman on 6 October 1949. For US Foreign policy, it was the first U.S. military foreign aid legislation of the Cold War era, and initially to Eur ...
. She was renamed ''Yser'' about that same time.
World War II
In the night on 2/3 May 1944, was spotted recharging her batteries on the surface off
Djidjelli on the
Algeria
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n coast. The area was swamped with six escorts from the convoy GUS-38 and three aircraft squadrons. At 01.18 hours on 3 May, the U-boat managed to damage with a
Gnat in the stern. The other vessels hunted the U-boat until the early morning of 4 May when Fenksi had to surface his boat and save his crew, but at 04.04 hours he still fought back and also damaged the FFL ''Sénégalais'' (T 22) with a Gnat before scuttling the U-boat.
First Indochina War
'' Sénégalais'' was sent to the far east in October 1945 and later participated in the
First Indochina War.
See also
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List of escorteurs of the French Navy
References
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External links
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* http://www.desausa.org/de_alpha_listing.htm
Cannon-class destroyer escorts of the United States Navy
Ships built in Wilmington, Delaware
1943 ships
Cannon-class destroyer escorts of the Free French Naval Forces
World War II frigates of France
Cold War frigates of France
Cannon-class destroyer escorts of the French Navy
Ships built by Dravo Corporation
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