| Navy | The French Navy |
| Type | Torpedo boat |
| Class | La Melpomène |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | At.&Ch de la Loire (St. Nazaire, France) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 22 Nov, 1933 |
| Launched | 25 Jan, 1935 |
| Commissioned | 1 Dec, 1936 |
| End service | 8 Dec, 1942 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Captured by the Italians at Bizerte, Tunisia on 8 December 1942 and renamed FR 42. Transferred to Germany on 6 April 1943 and renamed TA 10. Heavily damaged by gunfire from the British destroyer HMS Eclipse on 23 September 1943. Scuttled at Rhodos on 27 September 1943. |
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U-43 - 14 patrols
22 ships sunk (126.167 tons)
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