Allied Warships

FFL Curie (P 67)

Submarine of the U class

NavyThe Free French Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassU 
PennantP 67 
Built byVickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) 
Ordered12 Jul 1941 
Laid down29 Apr 1942 
Launched23 Jan 1943 
Commissioned2 May 1943 
End serviceJul 1946 
Loss position
 
History

HMS Vox was transferred to the Free French Navy upon completion on 2 May 1943. She was renamed Curie. Curie was returned to the Royal Navy in July 1946 and renamed P 67. Scrapped at Milford Haven in May 1949.

 
Former nameHMS Vox

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Noteable events involving Curie include:


2 Oct 1944
Curie torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Zar Ferdinand (1994 GRT) north-west of Skiathos Island, Greece in position 39º20'N, 23º20'E. (see map)

3 Oct 1944
Curie torpedoes and sinks the German guardboat GM 03/Netzleger XII (125 GRT) off Skiathos Island, Greece.

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