French submarine Méduse
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).
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French submarine Méduse
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).
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Méduse was a Diane-class subma ...... iser USS Philadelphia (CL-41).
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1930-08-26
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Wrecked 10 November 1942
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28.730.635
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Ship displacement
*surfaced 650 tons
*submerged 810 tons
Ship propulsion
*2 × diesels
*2 × electric motors
Ship speed
*surfaced 13,7 knots
*submerged 9 knots
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Méduse was a Diane-class subma ...... iser USS Philadelphia (CL-41).
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French submarine Méduse
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Méduse
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