BARSAC (P-40)

In the middle of World War II, a couple of French patrol boats tried to capture the German merchantmen anchored in the Ría de Vigo. On the night of January 6, 1940, the fog caused the "Barsac" to get too close to the coast. 7 dead and 10 missing. Very scrapped.
Armament: 4 x 100 mm guns, 2 x 37 mm guns, 2 x 8 mm anti-aircraft machine guns, depth charges.
Source: Yago Abilleira Crespo
LOCATION
Autonomous Community: Galicia
Provincia: Pontevedra
Localidad: Bueu (Isla de Onza, Ría de Pontevedra)
REQUEST DETAILS
Apelativo: Barsac, Patrullero
Año del hundimiento: 1940
Causas: Niebla
Año de construcción: 1922
Profundidad máxima: 8
Profundidad media: 7
Profundidad mínima: 1
OTHER SOURCES
- Book “Shipwrecks in the Rías Baixas”, by Lino Pazos.
- http://www.farodevigo.es/gran-vigo/2008/11/22/armada-localiza-ons-municion-patrullero-galo-ii-guerra-mundial/275879.html
- http://www.farodevigo.es/gran-vigo/2008/11/23/parques-reclamara-armada-restos-pecio-barsac-exponerlos-vigo/276064.html
- Ons Diving Club