Navy | The French Navy |
Type | Submarine |
Class | Argonaute |
Pennant | |
Built by | Chantiers Schneider et Cie (Chalon sur Saône, France) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 6 Jan 1928 |
Launched | 8 Aug 1929 |
Commissioned | 14 Jul 1933 |
End service | 25 Mar 1946 |
History | Rejoined the Allies after the landing in North Africa. |
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Notable events involving Aréthuse include:
4 Jun 1943
Arethuse torpedoed and sank the French merchant Dalny (6672 GRT) off Cape Cervo, Sardinia, Italy in position 41°08'N, 09°32'E.
9 Jan 1944
HMS Unseen (Lt. M.L.C. Crawford, DSC and Bar, RN) departed Algiers for passage to Gibraltar. She made the passage in convoy MKS 36 together with the French submarine Aréthuse. (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/1824
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.