Allied Warships

FR La Curieuse

Minesweeper of the Elan class

NavyThe French Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassElan 
Pennant 
Built byArsenal de Lorient (Lorient, France) 
Ordered 
Laid downAug 1938 
Launched11 Nov 1939 
Commissioned 1940 
End service27 Nov 1942 
History

Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans.
Raised by the Italians on 6 April 1943 and renamed FR 55.
Captured by the Germans on 9 September 1943 and renamed SG 25.
Sunk on 15 August 1944 at Toulon during an Allied air raid.

 

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Notable events involving La Curieuse include:


17 Jun 1940
The Italian submarine Provana was rammed and sunk off Oran by the French minesweeping sloop La Curieuse.


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