French submarine Caïman
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The French submarine Caïman was a Requin-class submarine built for the French Navy in the mid-1920s. Laid down in August 1924, it was launched in March 1927 and commissioned in February 1928. On 9 June, Caïman narrowly missed the British light cruiser HMS Ajax off Syria. It was scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans, then raised in February 1943. It was sunk again on 11 March 1944 by Allied aircraft.[1][2][3][4]
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Sister ship Souffleur in 1926 | |
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Name | Caïman |
Builder | Arsenal de Cherbourg |
Laid down | 11 August 1924 |
Launched | 3 March 1927 |
Commissioned | 7 February 1928 |
Fate | Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans, raised in February 1943. Sunk 11 March 1944 by Allied aircraft |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Requin-class submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 78 m (255 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 5.10 m (16 ft 9 in) |
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Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
Complement | 51 |
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