DE CLASSIFIED
Episode 14 - SENEGALAIS
It was a warm, sunny day in 2015 when WWII Vet Carl Dize stepped aboard USS SLATER and brought to our attention a severe misidentification of ships. What the world thought was the MENGES was not the MENGES at all, and Mr. Dize gave us the evidence to back it up. Learn all about how we righted this wrong on this month’s episode on the French Destroyer Escort, SENEGALAIS.
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The misidentified French DE SENEGALAIS. Photo from DEHM.
Similar damage on USS MENGES DE-320. Photo from DEHM.
SENEGALAIS at launching in Wilmington, Delaware, November 1943. Photo by S. Dale Hargrave, Navsource.org.
SENEGALAIS Launched. Photo by Russ Smith, Navsource.org.
SENEGALAIS after repairs. Photo from National Archives.
Close-up photo of SENEGALIS' damaged stern. Photo from National Archives.
SENEGALALIS starboard side, showing general distortion and damage. Photo from National Archives.
Depth Charge aboard SENEGALAIS. Photo from DEHM.
Painting a "kill" marking on SENEGALAIS' stack after sinking U-371. Photo from DEHM
SENEGALAIS from the dry dock floor looking at the temporary stern bulkhead. Photo from National Archives.
SENEGALAIS in 1952. Photo by Bob Hurst, Navsource.org.