French submarine Cérès (1938)

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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Céres.

History
France
NameCérès
NamesakeCeres
BuilderChantiers Worms, Rouen
Laid down8 August 1936
Launched9 December 1938
Commissioned15 July 1939
Stricken18 February 1946
IdentificationQ190
Fate
  • Scuttled, 9 November 1942
  • Salvaged, 1943
General characteristics
Class and type Minerve-class submarine
Displacement
  • 662 long tons (673 t) surfaced
  • 856 long tons (870 t) submerged
Length68.1 m (223 ft 5 in)
Beam5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × diesels 1,800 bhp (1,342 kW)
  • 2 × electric motors 1,230 shp (917 kW)
Speed
  • 14.2 knots (26.3 km/h; 16.3 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Complement42
Armament

Cérès (Q190) was a Minerve-class submarine of the French Navy. The submarine was laid down at the Chantiers Worms shipyard in Rouen on 8 August 1936, launched on 9 December 1938,[1] and commissioned 15 July 1939.[2]

Following Operation Torch, she was scuttled by her crew at Oran on 9 November 1942, to prevent her from falling into the hands of the Allies.[1] She was later salvaged by the Allies in early 1943, but not put back into commission, and was eventually struck on 18 February 1946.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Helgason, Guðmundur (2013). "Céres". uboat.net. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "CÉRÈS". alamer.fr (in French). 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.


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