French submarine Créole (Q193)
Créole (Q193) was an Aurore-class submarine of the French navy. The Créole was launched on 8 June 1940 at Le Havre. To avoid capture by the advancing German armies, the Créole, still unfinished, was towed to La Pallice, and on 18 June she was taken in tow from La Pallice to Swansea. On 1 July 1940, she was taken in British custody during Operation Catapult . The Créole was completed after the war and commissioned in the French Navy on 1 April 1949. Her silhouette was departed from the pre-war design, with a modified sail and a schnorchel. She was eventually decommissioned and broken up in 1963.
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French submarine Créole (Q193)
Créole (Q193) was an Aurore-class submarine of the French navy. The Créole was launched on 8 June 1940 at Le Havre. To avoid capture by the advancing German armies, the Créole, still unfinished, was towed to La Pallice, and on 18 June she was taken in tow from La Pallice to Swansea. On 1 July 1940, she was taken in British custody during Operation Catapult . The Créole was completed after the war and commissioned in the French Navy on 1 April 1949. Her silhouette was departed from the pre-war design, with a modified sail and a schnorchel. She was eventually decommissioned and broken up in 1963.
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1940-06-08
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*1 × 100 mm deck gun
*2 × 13.2 mm machine guns
*9 × 550mm torpedo tubes
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*900 tonnes surfaced
*1170 tonnes submerged
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*Diesel: 3000 shp
*1400 shp electrical
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*2250 nmi at 15 knots
*80 nm submerged at 5 knots
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