Persée
Sunk
French Navy, then Vichy French Navy
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Redoutable |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 3.9″ gun |
Service
| to 1940 | Persée | |
| from 1940 | Persée Vichy France formed |
Sunk by gunfire during the British and Free French attack on Dakar on 23 September 1940.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 9 x 550 mm torpedo tubes
- 2 x 400 mm torpedo tubes
- 1 x 100 mm cannon
- 1 x 13.2 mm/76 double-machine-gun
| Builder | Chantiers Navals Français Caen |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 14 April 1929 |
| Launched | 23 May 1931 |
| Commissioned | 10 June 1934 |
| Displacement | 1,572 tonnes (surfaced) 2,082 tonnes (submerged) |
| Length | 92.30 m (302 ft 10 in) |
| Speed | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) (surfaced) 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (submerged) |
| Complement | 5 officers (6 in operations) 66 men |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
23 May 1931
Joined the Vichy French Navy
10 July 1940 · Vichy France formed
Battle of Dakar
Sunk
23–25 September 1940