uboat.net

Allied Warships

Fresnel

Submarine of the Redoutable class

NavyThe French Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassRedoutable 
Pennant 
Built byAt.&Ch de St. Nazaire-Penhoet (St. Nazaire, France) 
Ordered 
Laid down7 Jul, 1927 
Launched8 Jun, 1929 
Commissioned22 Feb, 1932 
End service27 Nov, 1942 
Loss position
 
HistoryBased at Oran during the Allied landings in North Africa but escaped to Toulon.
Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans.
Refloated on 29 January 1943.
Sunk again on 19 February 1943.
Refloated again on 4 May 1943.
Sunk by Allied aircraft on 11 March 1944. 

Return to the Allied Warships section