Joe I appreciate what it says at: http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/france/GEORGES_LEVERDIER_968.html but FWIW she was still included in the Navy List for July 1945 : https://archive.org/details/navylistjul1945v3grea but, with disposals, at a time when there would obviously be a lot of changes, I wouldn't be surprised if she should have been removed at an earlier date : see comments per Andy Adams circa early 2008: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MARINERS/2008-01/1200606888 many of these vessels "were released to take up their normal pilotage duties" from Nov 1944. That said, should the entry in the Navy List be correct, it occurs to me that some of the pilot boats may have been retained in the service until after the end of the War ? I imagine that it would have take some time before the R. Seine, where she I see she is supposed to have ended up after the end of the War, could have been declared safe ? Paul On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 17:37:19 +1030, Joe McMillan via <mariners@rootsweb.com> wrote: >Can anyone tell me what became of the French pilot vessel GEORGES LEVERDIER >Built 1930 by Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew. >I know it was taken over by the Royal Navy as an examination vessel between 1940 and 1944 but what became of it afterwards. >Any information would be gratefully received. >Thank you in anticipation. >Joe McMillan, >South Australia. > >--- >This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >http://www.avast.com > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message 50° 33' N, 2° 26' W http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html

Thank you Paul, For your reply to my query regarding the pilot boat Georges Leverdier, I still do not know what her final fate was but in all probability she was broken up in France sometime after 1945. Kindest regards, Joe McMillan, South Australia. -----Original Message----- From: Paul Benyon Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 8:11 PM To: Joe McMillan ; mariners@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAR] Georges Leverdier Joe I appreciate what it says at: http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/france/GEORGES_LEVERDIER_968.html but FWIW she was still included in the Navy List for July 1945 : https://archive.org/details/navylistjul1945v3grea but, with disposals, at a time when there would obviously be a lot of changes, I wouldn't be surprised if she should have been removed at an earlier date : see comments per Andy Adams circa early 2008: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MARINERS/2008-01/1200606888 many of these vessels "were released to take up their normal pilotage duties" from Nov 1944. That said, should the entry in the Navy List be correct, it occurs to me that some of the pilot boats may have been retained in the service until after the end of the War ? I imagine that it would have take some time before the R. Seine, where she I see she is supposed to have ended up after the end of the War, could have been declared safe ? Paul On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 17:37:19 +1030, Joe McMillan via <mariners@rootsweb.com> wrote: >Can anyone tell me what became of the French pilot vessel GEORGES LEVERDIER >Built 1930 by Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew. >I know it was taken over by the Royal Navy as an examination vessel between >1940 and 1944 but what became of it afterwards. >Any information would be gratefully received. >Thank you in anticipation. >Joe McMillan, >South Australia. > >--- >This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >http://www.avast.com > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message 50° 33' N, 2° 26' W http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com