French submarine Turquoise (1929)
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The French submarine Turquoise was a Saphir-class submarine built for the French Navy in the mid-1930s. Laid down in October 1926, it was launched in May 1929 and commissioned in September 1930. Turquoise was disarmed at Bizerte, Tunisia and renamed FR 116 after being captured there by Italian forces on 8 December 1942. Turquoise was recaptured and scuttled by German forces at Naples, Italy on 8 May 1943.[1][2]
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Name | Turquoise |
Namesake | Turquoise |
Operator | French Navy |
Builder | Arsenal de Toulon |
Laid down | 20 October 1926 |
Launched | 16 May 1929 |
Commissioned | 10 September 1930 |
Fate | Seized by Axis forces 8 December 1942 |
Italy | |
Name | FR 116 |
Acquired | 8 December 1942 |
Fate | Captured and scuttled by German forces on 8 May 1943 |
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Class and type | Saphir-class submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 66 m (216 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
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Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
Complement | 42 men |
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