In the dying days of the Great War, the French navy commissioned 12 Navarin-class minesweepers, to be constructed in Canada under the direction of Wisconsin's Manitowoc Shipbuilding.

Three of these minesweepers - Inkerman, Cerisoles, and Sebastopol departed Fort William, Ontario  on Novembers 23, 1918

Only one would be seen again.

Sources:

Stonehouse, Frederick. "Ils Sont Disparu! They Are Gone: The Baffling Fate of Inkerman & Cerisoles." Lake Superior Magazine, 12 Nov 2018. https://www.lakesuperior.com/the-lake/maritime/405-ils-sont-disparu/

"Two Trawlers Believed Lost on Great Lakes." Saskatoon Daily Star, 3 Dec 1918. https://www.newspapers.com/article/saskatoon-daily-star-two-trawlers-believ/127617031/

Wrecksite.eu - Cerisoles

Wrecksite.eu - Inkerman

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