Navy | The French Navy |
Type | Submarine |
Class | Requin |
Pennant | |
Built by | Arsenal de Cherbourg (Cherbourg, France) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 2 Oct 1922 |
Launched | 1 Oct 1924 |
Commissioned | 10 Aug 1926 |
Lost | 25 Jun 1941 |
Loss position | 33° 49'N, 35° 26'E |
History | Souffleur (Lieutanant De Vaisseau Benoit Lejay) was torpedoed and sunk on 25 June 1941 off Beyrut, Lebanon in position 33º49'N, 35º26'E by the British submarine HMS Parthian. |
Commands listed for FR Souffleur
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Benoit Lejay, FR | 20 Mar 1940 | 25 Jun 1941 |
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