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French submarine Surcouf

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finally placed restrictions on submarine designs. Among other things, each signatory (France included) was permitted to possess no more than three large submarines, each not exceeding 2,800 long tons (2,845 t) standard displacement, with guns not exceeding 6.1 in (150 mm) in caliber.
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on what was a very dark night, the freighter reported hitting and running down a partially submerged object which scraped along her side and keel. Her lookouts heard people in the water but, thinking she had hit a U-boat, the freighter did not stop although cries for help were heard in English. A
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also carried a 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) motorboat, and contained a cargo compartment with fittings to restrain 40 prisoners or lodge 40 passengers. The submarine's fuel tanks were very large; having enough fuel for a 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) range and supplies for
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had placed strict limits on naval construction by the major naval powers in regard to displacements and artillery calibers of battleships and cruisers. However, no agreements were reached in respect of light ships such as frigates, destroyers or submarines. In addition, to ensure the country's
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was attacking British ships. Later, a British officer and two sailors were put aboard for "liaison" purposes. One real drawback was she required a crew of 110–130 men, which represented three crews of more conventional submarines. This led to Royal Navy reluctance to recommission her.
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Because of the low height of the rangefinder above the water surface, the practical range of fire was 12,000 m (13,000 yd) with the rangefinder, increased to 16,000 m (17,000 yd) with sighting aided by periscope, well below the guns' maximum range of 26,000 m
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tubes. Eight 550 mm and four 400 mm reloads were carried. The 203  Modèle 1924 guns were in a pressure-tight turret forward of the conning tower. The guns had a 60-round magazine capacity and were controlled by a
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could increase the visible range to 16 km (8.6 nmi; 9.9 mi); originally an elevating platform was supposed to lift lookouts 15 m (49 ft) high, but this design was abandoned quickly due to the effect of
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refused, Roosevelt dropped the matter. Ira Wolfert's stories – very favourable to the Free French (and bearing no sign of kidnapping or other duress) – helped swing American popular opinion away from Vichy. The Axis Powers'
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blockaded the harbours where French warships were anchored, and delivered an ultimatum: rejoin the fight against Germany, be put out of reach of the Germans, or scuttle. Few accepted willingly; the North African fleet at
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had just concluded an agreement with the Vichy government guaranteeing the neutrality of French possessions in the Western hemisphere, and he threatened to resign unless President of the United States
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Inquiries into the incident were haphazard and late, while a later French inquiry supported the idea that the sinking had been due to "friendly fire"; this conclusion was supported by Rear Admiral
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operating out of Panama show them sinking a large submarine the morning of 19 February. Since no German submarine was lost in the area on that date, she could have been
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French ships lying at ports in Britain and Canada were also boarded by armed marines, sailors and soldiers, but the only serious incident took place at
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The duration between the surface order and the first firing round was 3 minutes and 35 seconds. This duration would be longer if the boat was to fire
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The loss resulted in 130 deaths (including 4 Royal Navy personnel), under the command of Frigate Captain Georges Louis Nicolas Blaison. The loss of
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A la memoire du Capitaine de frigate Blaison, des officiers et de l'equipage du sous-marin Surcouf perdu dans l'Atlantique Fevrier 1942
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of the mid 20th century. She carried two 203 mm guns as well as anti-aircraft guns and (for most of her career) a floatplane.
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in December 1941 negated the agreement, but the U.S. did not sever diplomatic ties with the Vichy Government until November 1942.
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To replace the floatplane, whose functioning was initially constrained and limited in use, trials were conducted with an
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The investigation of the French commission concluded the disappearance was the consequence of misunderstanding. A
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for Free France. Wolfert accompanied the submarine to Halifax, where, on 20 December, they joined Free French
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was intended to be the first of a class of three submarine cruisers; however, she was the only one completed.
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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II: The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931 – April 1942
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s wreck was discovered "...some eighty miles off the Panama coast." The sinking is even attributed to
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out of New London, and sunk. The rumor circulated into the early 21st century, but is false since the
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novel "The Corsican Shadow", published in 2023. Cussler and his co-writer, Dirk Cussler, writes the
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and escorted trans-Atlantic convoys. In April 1941, she was damaged by a German plane at Devonport.
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was announced by the Free French Headquarters in London on 18 April 1942, and was reported in
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12,600 km (6,800 nmi; 7,800 mi) at 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
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Who Sank the "Surcouf"?: The Truth About the Disappearance of the Pride of the French Navy
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On 3 July, the British, concerned that the French Fleet would be taken over by the German
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In collaboration with French naval squadrons, searching for and destroying enemy fleets;
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vanished on the night of 18/19 February 1942, about 130 km (70 nmi) north of
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could not fire accurately at night, as fall of shot could not be observed in the dark.
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French postage stamp celebrating the "capture" of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1961).
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protection and that of the empire, France started the construction of an important
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in Normandy, France. The loss is also commemorated by the Free French Memorial on
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Training the turret to either side was impossible when the ship rolled 8° or more.
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Firing had to occur at a precise moment of pitch and roll when the ship was level.
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130 km (70 nmi; 81 mi) at 4.5 kn (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph)
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with a 5 m (16 ft) rangefinder, mounted high enough to view an 11 
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110 km (59 nmi; 68 mi) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)
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The Road to Oran: Anglo-French Naval Relations, September 1939 – July 1940
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The War Memoirs of Charles de Gaulle, Vol. 1 The Call To Honour 1940–1942
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s radio and the stricken boat limped towards Panama hoping for the best.
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sinking, then the wreck would lie 3,000 m (9,800 ft) deep at
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is the subject of an underwater search by the fictional organization
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A conspiracy theory, based on no significant evidence, held that the
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demanded a restoration of the status quo. Roosevelt did so, but when
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1938 configuration: radio mast removed and different conning tower
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Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, World War 2
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a US submarine sunk in the same area under similar circumstances
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and questioned about the rumours the submarine would liberate
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In January 1942, the Free French leadership decided to send
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disappeared during the night of 18/19 February 1942 in the
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England's last war against France: Fighting Vichy 1940–42
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s radio antenna being damaged in the collision with the
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As no one has officially dived or verified the wreck of
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had to be reloaded after firing 14 rounds from each gun.
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left New London on 27 November to return to Halifax.
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Cited in Orders of Corps of the Army - 4 August 1945
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Robert Surcouf
Cherbourg Arsenal
Pennant number
Resistance Medal
Cruiser submarine
Sulzer
diesel engines
Propellers
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203 mm (8 in) guns
37 mm (1.5 in)
anti-aircraft guns
13.2 mm (0.52 in)
torpedo tubes

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