Doris (Q 135)

| Name | Doris (Q 135) | ||
| Type: | Submarine (Circé) | ||
| Tonnage | 552 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Chantiers Schneider et Cie, Chalon sur Saône | ||
| Owner | French Navy | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 9 May, 1940 | Nationality: | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-9 (Wolfgang Lüth) | ||
| Position | 53.40N, 04E - Grid AN 8511 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 45 officers and men (45 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Harwich (8 May) - Frisian Islands | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.14 hours on 9 May 1940, the surfaced Doris (Q 135) (CC Jean Favreul) was hit by one of two G7a torpedoes from U-9, exploded and disappeared within one minute. Three of the men lost were from the Royal Navy. | ||
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