"French Cruiser Sinks German Blockade Runner. 13 April 1943, in the South Atlantic Aboard Georges Leygues. the French Cruiser Georges Leygues Sank a German Blockade Runner in the South Atlantic on 13 April 1943, She Picked Up Two Boat Loads of Survivors. Altogether 90 Prisoners Were Taken, and Brought To Dakar." Boatloads of survivors from the German supply ship coming alongside the GEORGES LEYGUES.