French submarine Méduse (1930)
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Méduse |
| Namesake | Medusa |
| Launched | 26 August 1930 |
| Fate | Wrecked 10 November 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Diane-class submarine |
| Type | submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 64.4 m (211 ft) |
| Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft) |
| Draught | 4.3 m (14 ft) |
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Méduse was a Diane-class submarine of the French Navy. She was launched on 26 August 1930 at Le Havre, France.
After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Méduse served with the navy of Vichy France. During Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa, she was wrecked on 10 November 1942 when she beached herself on the French North African coast to avoid sinking after suffering damage in an attack in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Blanc by United States Navy floatplanes based on the light cruiser USS Philadelphia (CL-41).[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Philadelphia". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "FR Méduse". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
Categories:
- 1930 ships
- Ships built in France
- World War II submarines of France
- Submarines sunk by aircraft
- Maritime incidents in November 1942
- World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
- Ships sunk by US aircraft
- Diane-class submarine (1930)