German submarine tender Saar
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For other ships with the same name, see SS Saar and French ship Gustave Zédé.
Saar was the first purpose-built submarine tender of the German Kriegsmarine, and served throughout World War II. She later served in the post-war French Navy as Gustave Zédé.
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Saar and the submarines U-8, U-9, U-10 and U-11 in 1936. | |
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Nazi Germany | |
Name | Saar |
Namesake | Saar |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Laid down | 19 September 1933 |
Launched | 5 April 1934 |
Commissioned | 1 October 1934 |
Decommissioned | May 1945 |
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France | |
Name | Gustave Zédé |
Commissioned | 17 January 1948 |
Decommissioned | 15 February 1971 |
Identification | A641/Q481 |
Fate | Sunk as target 26 February 1976 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Submarine tender |
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Length | |
Beam | 13.55 m (44 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 4.63 m (15 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × Krupp 8-cylinder diesel engines |
Speed | 18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) |
Complement | 232 |
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