| Navy | The French Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | L'Espoire |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | At.&Ch de la Loire (St. Nazaire, France) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 Aug 1930 |
| Launched | 26 Jun 1934 |
| Commissioned | 7 Sep 1936 |
| Lost | 13 Nov 1942 |
| Loss position | 24° 22'N, 15° 47'W |
| History | Sunk 13 November 1942 off Dakhla, Morocco in position 24º22'N, 15º47'W by two American Catalina's from VP-92. The commanding officer Capitaine De Corvette Jean Eugene Leon Lefevre was killed |
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Notable events involving Le Conquérant include:
11 Apr 1940
HMS Decoy (Cdr. E.G. McGregor, RN) conducted exercises off Dakar with the French submarines Le Conquérant (Lieutenant de vaisseau (Lt.) P.G.L. Le Gall), Le Glorieux (Lieutenant de vaisseau (Lt.) J.C.P. Champel) and Le Tonnant (Lieutenant de vaisseau (Lt.) A.A.C.H.P. Secondant de Montesquie). (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/380
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.