Allied Warships

Doris

Submarine of the Circé class

NavyThe French Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassCircé 
Pennant 
Built byChantiers Schneider et Cie (Chalon sur Saône, France) 
Ordered 
Laid down1 Feb 1924 
Launched25 Nov 1927 
Commissioned26 May 1928 
Lost9 May 1940 
Loss position52.47N, 03.49E (See a map)
 
History

At 00.14 hours on 9 May 1940, the Doris (Lt.Cdr. J.E.M. Favreul) was torpedoed and sunk about 30 nautical miles west of Petten, Netherlands in position 52º47'N, 03º49'E by the German submarine U-9.

See also this article about the discovery of the Doris.

 

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Books dealing with this subject include:

The Sinking of the Laconia, Grossmith, Frederick, 1994


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