Preamble

These links have been collected wherever a reference to the Chasseurs has been found  but also includes some like La Diligente, memorials and the wooden ship repair company, finding the references in some texts requires a little patience.

Whilst some attempt to place these links in sequence has been made they, are in the main in an as found order.

The bottom of the list contains more about the Polish contribution to the war effort and is included to give more colour to the Free French stories where the two interact. The Chasseurs 

were operated by Polish crews early in the war.

 

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The Links

httphttps://fnfl.plozerche.fr/Cowes

https://www.woodenshiprepairs.co.uk/history-of-the-yards/

https://www.woodenshiprepairs.co.uk/arctic-road-dry-dock/

https://le-souvenir-francais.uk/fr/groupe-des-chasseurs-fnfl-ile-de-wight

https://marins.fnfl.fr/

https://issuu.com/wormsetcie/docs/50_years_of_shipbuilding_on_the_banks_of_the_seine

Pages 183-4 & 192-3 of link above

https://blog.soton.ac.uk/tdby/2023/08/07/father-of-the-free-french-navy-thierry-dargenlieu-gaullist-and-carmelite/

https://picclick.fr/Photo-ancienne-Forces-Navales-F-N-F-385361351026.html

https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Ops-Pennant%20Numbers.htm

https://codenames.info/operation/grasp/

https://www.tracesofwar.nl/articles/7862/Franse-Onderzeebootjagers-van-de-Chasseur-5-klasse-1939.htm

http://mvr.asso.fr/front_office/fiche.php?idFiche=715&TypeFiche=4

https://www.france-libre.net/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Premier_Groupe_Marin_29aout21.pdf

https://www.cbx41.com/2014/12/chasseur-de-sous-marins-carentan-musee-utah-beach.html

https://www.navypedia.org/ships/france/fr_es_ch5.htm

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classe_Chasseur_5

https://web.archive.org/web/20060713211846/http://perso.orange.fr/bertrand.daubigny/cha5-21.htm#5

http://niehorster.org/020_france/fff_navy.htm

https://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=8416.0

https://lifeboatmagazinearchive.rnli.org/volume/war-years/1943/chasseur-5-a-chaser-of-the-french-naval-forces-1?searchterm=Yacht+Gan&page=1509

https://thewreckoftheweek.com/category/shipwrecks/

https://memorial-national-des-marins.fr/recherche-fiche-marin/184774-sauvage-michel-pierre

http://memorial-aen.fr/detail.php?&id=1371

https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=112&t=100371

https://forummarine.forumactif.com/t8255-les-chasseurs-de-dunkerque

https://forummarine.forumactif.com/t10415p50-la-flotte-des-forces-navales-francaises-libres#google_vignette

 

https://www.adls.org.uk/the-list

https://archeosousmarine.net/chasseur16.php

https://www.cnrs-scrn.org/northern_mariner/vol25/tnm_25_375-398.pdf

https://www.coastal-forces.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Nov2016.pdf

https://old-forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/445504-classe-chasseur-5-the-main-french-pre-war-submarine-chasers/

https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/a-bord-du-chasseur-5.html

https://thewreckoftheweek.com/tag/wrecks-in-1943/

https://www.deeperdorset.co.uk/wreck/carentan/

https://www.mikepottsdiving.co.uk/carentan.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjH9oME-RM8

https://lifeboatmagazinearchive.rnli.org/volume/war-years/1943/chasseur-5-a-chaser-of-the-french-naval-forces-1?searchterm=St+Simeon&page=984

http://ecole.nav.traditions.free.fr/cdo_autres_brattesani.htm

 

https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/nos-collections/theme/materiels-armement-et-infrastructures/forces-et-moyens-navals/batiments-de-surface/chasseur-ou-dragueur-de-mines/chasseur-ou-dragueur-de-mines-francais-2e-guerre-mondiale.html

http://divisionfrancaiselibre.eklablog.com/fnfl-hommage-au-courage-du-lieutenant-britannique-edward-walton-unique-a143554692

https://divernet.com/scuba-diving/wreck-tours/wreck-tour-174-chasseur-6/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_torpedo_boat_Greif

https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?4947

https://memorial--national--des--marins-fr.translate.goog/recherche-des-batiments/3423-chasseur-8-rennes?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

https://fr.geneawiki.com/wiki/Marins_tu%C3%A9s_dans_le_chasseur_8_%22RENNES%22_-_1939-1945

https://compagnonshavrais.jimdofree.com/biographies-de-ffl-du-havre/heusey-raymond-fnfl/

https://fr.geneawiki.com/wiki/Marins_tu%C3%A9s_dans_le_chasseur_8_%22RENNES%22_-_1939-1945

http://memorial-aen.fr/detail.php?&id=1307

https://www.wiki-rennes.fr/Rue_du_Chasseur_8+

https://marine1939.blogspot.com/2015/06/chasseur-9.html

https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/90694

https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/30831

https://forum.warthunder.com/t/submarine-chasers-chasseur-5-class-q015-paimpol/18998

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diligente_(canonni%C3%A8re)

https://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4107-34aRNHome.htm

https://dartmouth-history.org.uk/dhrg-books/the-free-french-at-kingswear/

https://cfv.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=965

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.cnrs-scrn.org/northern_mariner/vol25/tnm_25_375-398.pdf

https://www.beaconsfieldhistory.org.uk/content/b

https://www.surreyheathconservatives.org.uk/news/old-deans-close-ties-france-and-free-french-army-cllr-trefor-hogg

http://dkepaves.free.fr/

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1942/december/polands-navy-fights

http://delamarejean.free.fr/Objectif_Dieppe/Royal%20navy.html

http://www.wildfire3.com/dieppe.html#:~:text=The%20Royal%20Navy%20supplied%20237,in%20(100%20mm)%20guns.&text=298%20officers%20and%204663%20men,No%202%20and%20marine%20Commando.

https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/a-bord-du-chasseur-5.html

https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/nos-collections/theme/materiels-armement-et-infrastructures/forces-et-moyens-navals/batiments-de-surface/chasseur-ou-dragueur-de-mines/chasseur-ou-dragueur-de-mines-francais-2e-guerre-mondiale.html

https://www.dieppe-operationjubilee-19aout1942.fr/op%C3%A9ration-jubilee/forces-alli%C3%A9es/hm-chasseurs/

https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/dieppe-raid-19-8-42-casualties.41398/

http://www.isle-of-wight-memorials.org.uk/others/cowesfreefrench.htm

https://www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/databases/bmd/marriages?surname=Quesnee

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060022194

https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/30831

https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/90694

https://archeosousmarine.net/chasseur16.php

https://forummarine.forumactif.com/t9501-marine-de-syrie

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid031nw4QjRnkriTkgfu4x4K6FJGBuYnbNkWVViAaRHHK5b3wed7tXgU1VB2KpNVXqCol&id=1845694055642104&_rdr

https://www.facebook.com/brunevalraid/photos/a.1845704592307717/2834764566735043/?type=3&_rdr

http://infos.service.free.fr/Lac%20Tonle%20Sap/Equipage/Commandants.html

http://delamarejean.free.fr/Objectif_Dieppe/ffl.html

https://www.39-45.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=55696

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.france-libre.net/site/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Liste-des-marins-FNFL-novembre-2011.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieppe_Raid

http://divisionfrancaiselibre.eklablog.com/fnfl-hommage-au-courage-du-lieutenant-britannique-edward-walton-unique-a143554692

https://www.docdroid.net/oabPcwY/chasseurs-de-sous-marins-francaises-navires-et-histoire-pdf

https://www.postenavalemilitaire.com/t3221-larmor-1940-1950

https://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-WAfrica1942.htm

http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/frode.html

https://old-forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/445504-classe-chasseur-5-the-main-french-pre-war-submarine-chasers/

https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/listing.html?service=Free%20French%20Navy

https://www.dday-overlord.com/en/d-day/armada/battle-order/fnfl

https://theddaystory.com/ElasticSearch/?si_elastic_detail=PORMG%20:%202010/586&highlight_term=

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1942/august/french-fleet-war

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80018490

https://www.youtube.com/@FondationFL/videos

https://memorial--national--des--marins-fr.translate.goog/recherche-des-batiments/3423-chasseur-8-rennes?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

https://www.39-45.org/viewtopic.php?p=827033

https://forummarine.forumactif.com/t7759-fnfl-etc

https://codenames.info/operation/grasp/

https://compagnonshavrais.jimdofree.com/biographies-de-ffl-du-havre/boju-yves-fnfl/

https://forum.warthunder.com/t/friponne-class-gunboat-la-diligente/20265

https://www.gralon.net/articles/sports-et-loisirs/bateau-et-voile/article-le-belem---5-faits-insolites-sur-le-celebre-voilier-13611.htm

https://clausuchronia.wordpress.com/tag/canonnieres-2/page/3/

https://www.islandlifemagazine.co.uk/the-island-celebrates-the-end-of-six-years-of-war-with-germany/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_torpedo_boat_Greif

https://www.commsmuseum.co.uk/callsigns.htm

https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw039662

https://www.adls.org.uk/the-list

https://marine1939.blogspot.com/2015/06/chasseur-9.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1c6efn5/are_there_any_records_of_free_french_naval/?rdt=42838

http://niehorster.org/020_france/fff_navy.htm

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/notices_files/MV_TT_Y_BATIMENTS.pdf

https://ia801600.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/23/items/ian-allan-french-warships-of-world-war-ii/Ian%20Allan%20-%20French%20warships%20of%20World%20War%20II_jp2.zip

https://forummarine.forumactif.com/t9501-marine-de-syrie

 

https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/18857165.days-de-gaulle-glasgow-1942/

https://bylines.scot/lifestyle/history/lest-we-forget-the-tragedy-of-the-maille-breze/

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3.spanglefish.com/s/38288/documents/frances/a-wartime-correspondence.pdf

https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/13992471.wartime-tragedy-on-river/

https://www.inverclydetouristgroup.co.uk/gallery/greenock---plaques/104/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/30/a9011530.shtml

 

https://reglittle.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/c/

https://forum.warthunder.com/t/mtb-96-fnfl-motor-torpedo-boats/34823

 

https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/the-french-squadrons-homecoming-1945/#:~:text=346%20Squadron%20%22Guyenne%22%20and%20347,June%201944%20until%20October%201945.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_French_squadrons_of_the_Royal_Air_Force

http://www.worldatwar.net/timeline/france/empire40-45.html

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Champlain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Normandie

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1942/december/polands-navy-fights

https://www.blyskawica-cowes.org.uk/cowes_blitz/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GntOnQjdSl8

https://www.francisfrith.com/totland-bay/the-totland-bay-hotel_409066382

http://www.isle-of-wight-memorials.org.uk/others/cowesfreefrench.htm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/26/a3803726.shtml