Allied Warships

Dupleix

Heavy cruiser of the Suffren class

NavyThe French Navy
TypeHeavy cruiser
ClassSuffren 
Pennant 
Built byArsenal de Brest (Brest, France) 
Ordered 
Laid down14 Nov 1929 
Launched9 Oct 1930 
Commissioned7 Jul 1932 
End service27 Nov 1942 
Loss position
 
History

Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans.
Raised by the Italians on 3 July 1943.
Sunk again during an allied air raid in 1944.

 

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Noteable events involving Dupleix include:


25 Oct 1939
The German merchant Santa Fé (4627 GRT) is intercepted and captured in the Atlantic in approximate position 05º00N, 34º00'W by the French heavy cruiser Dupleix Capt. L.L.M. Hameury) and the French large destroyers Le Fantasque (Capt. P.A.B. Still) and Le Terrible (Cdr. A.E.R. Bonneau). (see map)

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