French submarine Méduse (1930)

Méduse was a Diane-class submarine of the French Navy. She was launched on 26 August 1930 at Le Havre, France.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Méduse.

History
France
Name: Méduse
Namesake: Medusa
Launched: 26 August 1930
Fate: Wrecked 10 November 1942
General characteristics
Class and type: Diane-class submarine
Type: submarine
Displacement:
  • surfaced 650 tons
  • submerged 810 tons
Length: 64.4 m (211 ft)
Beam: 6.2 m (20 ft)
Draught: 4.3 m (14 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × diesels (1,400 bhp)
  • 2 × electric motors (1,000 shp)
Speed:
  • surfaced 13,7 knots
  • submerged 9 knots

After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Méduse served with the navy of Vichy France. During Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa, she was wrecked on 10 November 1942 when she beached herself on the French North African coast to avoid sinking after suffering damage in an attack in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Blanc by United States Navy floatplanes based on the light cruiser USS Philadelphia (CL-41).[1][2]

References
  1. "Philadelphia". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. "FR Méduse". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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