French submarine Bévéziers (Q179)

Bévéziers (Q179) was a Redoutable-class submarine of the French navy named in honour of the Bataille de Bévéziers (Battle of Beachy Head) of 1690. At the time of the initiation of the Second World War, Bévéziers was part of the 8th division of submarines and a component of the Brest Arsenal in northwestern France, with Agosta, Ouessant, and Sidi-Ferruch. She was sent to patrol the ports on the northern coast of Spain but fled the area after identifying the presence of German merchant ships suspected to be serving as tankers for German U-boats. In early October 1939 the submarine ordered to voyage to the Antilles with the other 8th division submarines.

French submarine Bévéziers (Q179)

Bévéziers (Q179) was a Redoutable-class submarine of the French navy named in honour of the Bataille de Bévéziers (Battle of Beachy Head) of 1690. At the time of the initiation of the Second World War, Bévéziers was part of the 8th division of submarines and a component of the Brest Arsenal in northwestern France, with Agosta, Ouessant, and Sidi-Ferruch. She was sent to patrol the ports on the northern coast of Spain but fled the area after identifying the presence of German merchant ships suspected to be serving as tankers for German U-boats. In early October 1939 the submarine ordered to voyage to the Antilles with the other 8th division submarines.