| Navy | The French Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Saphir |
| Pennant | |
| Mod | Minelaying submarine |
| Built by | Arsenal de Toulon (Toulon, France) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 25 May 1926 |
| Launched | 20 Dec 1928 |
| Commissioned | 30 Sep 1930 |
| End service | 8 Dec 1942 |
| History | Disarmed at Bizerte, Tunisia and captured there by the Italians on 8 December 1942. |
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Notable events involving Saphir include:
28 Jun 1940
The Italian merchant Alicantino (1642 GRT) hits a mine, laid by the French submarine Saphir (Lt. R. Caminati) on 13 June 1940, and sank of Cagliari.