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List of French
Submarines, 1863 - Now. |
| French
submarines began with the Plongeur submarine which was launched in 1863
which was designed by Admiral Simeon Bourgois (1815 - 1887) and
constructed in collaboration with Charles Brun. This vessel marked
a great advance in that she was driven by a compressed air engine, but
it was not until the 1880's with the design of the Gymnote submarine, a
single hull steel submarine boat designed by Gustave Zede, that a useful
weapon was made of the submarines.
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or class name for photographs and more information. |
| Plongeur |
16th April 1863 |
sold in 1937, fate unknown |
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| Gymnote |
24th September 1888 |
Stricken May 1908 |
Gymnote. (photo taken between 1889 to
1897)
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designed by Gustave Zede (1825 - 1891). The Gymnote was a great success
making over 2000 dives. she was a single hull made of steel with a
detachable lead keel. Her power came from a 204 cell battery. and
she was built with three hydroplanes on each side. which became the
standard design for future submarines. Although mainly a
experimental submarine she did carry two 14 inch torpedoes in drop
collars one each side at the beam. The Gymnote was modernized in 1898
with a raised conning tower and a Sautter-Harle 90 hp engine she
sank in dock at Toulon on the 19th June 1907 and was re floated. Displacement:
30 tons, and 31 tons submerged. later weight increased after refit to
33.2 tons. Crew 5. Speed: 7.3 knots on the surface and 4.27 knots
submerged. Speed 65 nm on the surface at 5 knots and 25 nm
miles at 4.27 knots submerged. |
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| Gustave Zede (Q2) |
1st June 1893 |
Stricken 1909 |
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| Morse (Q3) |
4th july 1899 |
Stricken November 1909 |
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| Narvel (Q4) |
21st october 1899 |
Stricken 1909 |
| Sirene
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| Espadon (Q13) |
7th September 1901 |
Stricken November 1919 |
| Silure (Q14) |
29th October 1901 |
Stricken November 1919 |
| Sirene (Q5) |
4th May 1901 |
Stricken November 1919 |
| Triton (Q6) |
13th July 1901 |
Stricken November 1919 |
| Farfadet
Class Submarines
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| Farfadet (Q7) |
15th May 1901 |
Stricken November 1913 |
| Gnome (Q9) |
24th July 1902 |
Stricken June 1906 |
| Korrigan (Q8) |
25th January 1902 |
Stricken June 1906 |
| Lutin (Q10) |
12th February 1903 |
Stricken September 1907 |
| Morse
Class Submarines
Morse Class Submarines were single hulled submarines built at
Arsenal de Cherbourg in 1901. The initial cost for each submarine
was £32,972. and paid for by a national subscription organised by the
newspaper Le Matin during the 1899 Fashoda Dispute.
Displacement 147 tons and 160 tons submerged. Crew: 13
Speed: 10.1 knots surfaced and8.3 knots submerged. Range: 135nm at
6 knots surfaced and 97 nm at 4.3 knots submerged. Armament: One
450mm torpedo tube in the bow and Two 450mm torpedoes in external
cradles.
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| Algerien (Q12) |
25th April 1901 |
Stricken May 1914 |
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Algerien
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| Francais (Q11) |
29th January 1901 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Naiade
Class Submarines
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| Alose (Q33) |
12th October 1904 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Anguille (Q32 ) |
8th August 1904 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Bonite (Q19) |
6th February 1904 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Castor (Q26) |
5th November 1903 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Dorade (Q22) |
5th November 1903 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Esturgeon (Q18) |
8th January 1904 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Grondin (Q31) |
15th July 1904 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Loutre (Q25) |
25th August 1903 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Ludion (Q24) |
18th March 1904 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Lynx (Q23) |
24th November 1903 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Meduse (Q29) |
15th June 1904 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Naiade (Q15) |
20th February 1904 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Otarie (Q28) |
16th April 1904 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Oursin (Q30) |
26th September 1904 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Perle (Q17) |
1st November 1903 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Phoque (Q27) |
16th March 1904 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Protee (Q16) |
8th October 1903 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Souffleur (Q21) |
20th April 1903 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Thon (Q20) |
18th March 1904 |
Stricken May 1914 |
| Truite (Q34) |
14th April 1905 |
Stricken May 1914 |
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| X (Q35) |
15th November 1904 |
Stricken May 1914 |
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French Submarine X. later named Dauphin in February
1911
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The X was the first submarine to have two shafts. her name was
later changed in 1911 to Dauphin. |
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French submarine X From
The Romance of A Submarine (c1930) by G Gibbard Jackson |
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| Z (Q36) |
28th March 1904 |
Stricken March 1910 |
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| Y (Q37) |
24th July 1905 |
Stricken May 1909 |
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Aigrette Class
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| Aigrette (Q38) |
23rd January 1904 |
Stricken November 1919 |
| Cigogne (Q39) |
11th November 1904 |
Stricken November 1919 |
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OMEGA SUBMARINE
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| Omega (Q40) |
28th November 1905 |
Scrapped 1919 |
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Emeraude Class
Single Hulled submarines designed by Maugas .
These submarines suffered from bad buoyancy on the surface and
suffered a lot of problems due to poor diesel engines. This class was
the first French submarines to be fitted with gun armament with the
Topaze and Turquoise fitted with a 37mm gun. During World War One. The
Saphir was sunk in the Dardanelle's after hitting a mine on the 15th
January 1915. The Turquoise was damaged by Turkish gunfire and
beached on the 30th October 1915. The Turkish forces changed her name
to the Mustadieh Ombashi (Mustecip Ombasi) after they re-floated
her. but she was never commissioned., but was returned to France in
1919 and was quickly scrapped. Displacement:
392 tons and 425 tons submerged. Crew 21 this lkater raised to
23. RSpeed: 11.5 knots and 9.2 knots submegred.
Range: 200 nm at 7.3 knots on the surface and 100nm at 5 knots
submerged. Atrmament: Six 450mm Torpedo Tuibes . four forward
and two aft. (no extra torpedo carried)
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| Emeraude (Q41) |
6th August 1906 |
Scrapped November 1919 |
| Opale (Q42) |
20th November 1906 |
Scrapped November 1919 |
| Rubis (Q43) |
26th June 1907 |
Scrapped November 1919 |
| Saphir (Q44) |
6th February 1908 |
Sunk 15th January 1915 |
| Topase (Q45) |
2nd July 1908 |
Scrapped November 1919 |
| Turquoise (Q46) |
3rd August 1908 |
Damaged by Turkish gunfire and subsequently
beached, 30th October 1915. Returned to French in 1919. |
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Turquoise.
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Circe Class |
| Calypso (Q48) |
20th October 1907 |
Sunk in a collision with Circe off
Toulon 7th July 1914 |
| Circe (Q47) |
13th September 1907 |
Torpedoed and sunk the German Submarine
Minelayer UC24. She was sunk on the 20th September 1918 by
U47 ion the Adriatic |
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Circe, Algeria, May 1912.
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Guepe 1 Class |
| Guepe 1 (Q49) |
Laid down 8th October 1904 C |
Construction stopped in March 1908 |
| Guepe 2 (Q50) |
Laid down 8th October 1904 C |
Construction stopped in March 1908 |
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Pluviose Class
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| Ampere (Q68) |
30th October 1909 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| Berthelot (Q66) |
19th May 1909 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| Cugnot (Q76) |
14th October 1909 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| Floreal (Q54) |
18th April 1908 |
Sunk in collision with HMS Hazel a Royal
navy armed Boarding steamer off Mudros |
| Fresnel (Q65) |
16th June 1908 |
Torpedoed and sunk after blowing up. by
Austro Hungarian destroyers off Durazzo 5th December 1915 |
| Fructidor (Q58) |
13th November 1909 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| Gay - Lussac (Q69) |
17th March 1910 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| Germinal (Q53) |
7th December 1908 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| Giffard (Q77) |
10th February 1910 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| Messidor (Q56) |
24th December 1907 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| Monge (Q67) |
31st December 1908 |
Sunk by Austro Hungarian Cruiser Helgoland
in the South Adriatic 29th December 1915 |
| Papin (Q64) |
4th January 1908 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| Pluviose (Q51) |
27th May 1907 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| Prairial (Q55) |
26th September 1908 |
Sunk in collision with SS Tropic (British)
off Le Havre 29th April 1918 |
| Thermidor (Q57) |
3rd July 1909 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| Vendemiaire (Q59) |
7th July 1907 |
Sunk after collision with French Battleship
St Louis 8th June 1912 |
| Ventose (Q52) |
15th September 1907 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| Watt (Q75) |
18th June 1909 |
Scrapped 1919 |
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Brumaire Class |
| Arago (Q86) |
29th June 1912 |
Scrapped 1921 |
| Bernouilli (Q83) |
1st June 1911 |
4th April 1916. Broke into the port
Cattaro and blew the stern off Austrian destroyer Csepel. le Verrier on
28th July 1917 rammed the German U47 by accident. both firing torpedoes
without hits. was Mined and sunk 13th February 1918 |
| Brumaire (Q60) |
29th April 1911 |
Scrapped 1930 |
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| Coulomb (Q85) |
13th June 1912 |
Scrapped 1919 |
| Curie (Q87) |
18th July 1912 |
Scrapped 1923 |
| Euler (Q71) |
12th October 1912 |
Scrapped in the 1920's |
| Faraday (Q78) |
27th June 1911 |
Scrapped 1921 |
| Foucault (Q70) |
15th June 1912 |
Bombed and sunk by Austrian Aircraft off
Cattaro on 15th September 1915 |
| Franklin (Q72) |
22nd March 1913 |
Scrapped 1922 |
| Frimarie (Q62) |
26th August 1911 |
Scrapped 1923 |
| Joule (Q84) |
7th September 1911 |
Sunk by Mines in the Dardanelle's 1st May
1915 |
| Le Verrier (Q88) |
31st October 1912 |
Scrapped 1925 |
| Montgolfier (Q81) |
18th April 1912 |
Scrapped 1921 |
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| Newton (Q80) |
20th May 1912 |
Scrapped December 1925 |
| Nivose (Q63) |
6th January 1912 |
Scrapped 1921 |
| Volta (Q79) |
23rd September 1911 |
Scrapped October 1922 |
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Archimede Submarine
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| Archimede |
4th August 1909 |
Scrapped November 1919 |
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Mariotte Submarine
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| Mariotte |
2nd February 1911 |
Sunk by Turkish gunfire after being trapped
in Submarine nets in the Dardanelle's 27th July 1915 |
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French Submarine Mariotte.
Sunk by Turkish gunfire after being trapped in
Submarine nets in the Dardanelle's 27th July 1915
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Amiral Bourgois Submarine
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| Amiral Bourgois (Q82) |
25th November 1912 |
Scrapped November 1919 |
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Charles Brun Submarine
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| Charles Brun (Q89) |
14th September 1910 |
Discarded June 1920 and scrapped soon
after |
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Clorinde Class |
| Clorinde (Q90) |
2nd October 1913 |
Scrapped January 1926 |
| Cornelei (Q91) |
29th October 1913 |
Scrapped December 1926 |
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Gustave Zede Class
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| Gustave Zede (Q92) |
20th May 1913 |
Scrapped 1937 |
| Nereide (Q93) |
9th May 1914 |
Scrapped February 1935 |
Amphitrite Class
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| Amarante (Q99) |
11th November 1915 |
Scrapped 1925 |
| Amphitrite (Q94) |
9th June 1914 |
Scrapped September 1935 |
| Andromaque (Q101) |
13th February 1915 |
Scrapped 1931 |
| Arethuse (Q97) |
20th April 1916 |
Scrapped 1927 |
| Ariane (Q100) |
5th September 1914 |
Torpedoed and sunk by German UC22 during
her trials 19th June 1917 |
| Artemis (Q96) |
14th October 1915 |
Scrapped 1927 |
| Astree (Q95) |
6th December 1915 |
Scrapped 1928 |
| Atalante (Q98) |
14th April 1915 |
Scrapped 1931 |
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Bellone Class |
| Bellone (Q102) |
8th July 1914 |
Discarded July 1935 |
| Gorgone (Q104) |
23rd December 1915 |
Discarded July 1935 |
| Hermione (Q103) |
15th March 1917 |
Discarded July 1935 |
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Dupuy De Lome Class |
| Dupuy De Lome (Q105) |
9th September 1915 |
Discarded July 1935 |
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Dupuy Du Lome From
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| Sane (Q106) |
27th January 1916 |
Discarded July 1935 |
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Diane Class |
| Daphne (Q108) |
25th October 1915 |
Stricken February 1935 |
| Diane (Q107) |
30th September 1916 |
Sunk 11th February 1918 |
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Joessel / Fulton Class (1st series)
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| Fulton (Q110) |
1st April 1919 |
Stricken July 1935 |
| Joessel (Q109) |
21st July 1917 |
Stricken April 1935 |
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Armide Class |
| Amazone (SD4) |
August 1916 |
Stricken July 1932 |
| Antigone (SD3) |
October 1916 |
Stricken August 1935 |
| Armide (SD2) |
July 1915 |
Stricken July 1932 |
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O'Byrne Class
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| Henri Fournier (SC6) |
30th September 1919 |
Discarded July 1935 |
| Louis Dupetit-Thouars (SC7) |
May/June 1920 |
Discarded November 1928 |
| O'Byrne |
22nd May 1919 |
Discarded July 1935 |
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| Maurice Callot |
26th March 1921 |
Discarded 1936 |
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| Pierre Chailley |
19th December 1921 |
Stricken 1936 |
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Ex- Enemy Submarines |
| Roland Morillot (ex - UB26) |
Refloated 30th August 1917 |
Discarded January 1925 |
| Victor Reveille (ex - U79) |
Commissioned 1918 - 1919 |
Stricken 29th July 1935 |
| Jean Autric (ex - U105) |
Commissioned 1918 - 1919 |
Stricken 1937 |
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Jean Autric.
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| Leon Mignot (ex - U108) |
Commissioned 1918 - 1919 |
Stricken July 1935 |
| Rene Audry (ex - U119) |
Commissioned 1918 - 1919 |
Stricken 1937 |
| Halbronn (ex - U139) |
Commissioned 1918 - 1919 |
Stricken July 1935 |
| Pierre Marrast (ex - U162) |
Commissioned 1918 - 1919 |
Stricken 1936 |
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| Jean Roulier (ex - U166) |
Commissioned 1918 - 1919 |
Stricken July 1935 |
| Trinite-Schillemans (ex - UB94) |
Commissioned 1918 - 1919 |
Stricken 1935 |
| Carissan (ex - UB99) |
Commissioned 1918 - 1919 |
Stricken 1935 |
| Jean Corre (ex - UB155) |
Commissioned 1918 - 1919 |
Stricken 1937 |
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Requin Class
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| Requin |
19th July 1924 |
Scuttled 9th September 1943 |
| Souffleur |
1st October 1924 |
Torpedoed 25th June 1941 |
| Marsouin |
27th December 1924 |
Broken Up February 1946 |
| Dauphin |
2nd April 1925 |
Scuttled 15th September 1943 |
| Narval |
9th May 1925 |
Mined 15th December 1940 |
| Morse |
11th September 1925 |
Mined 16th June 1940 |
| Phoque |
16th March 1926 |
Sunk 28th February 1943 |
| Espadon |
28th May 1926 |
Scuttled 13th September 1943 |
| Caiman |
3rd March 1927 |
11th March 1944 |
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Sirene Class
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| Sirene |
6th august 1925 |
Sunk 1944 |
| Naiade |
20th October 1925 |
Sunk 24th November 1943 |
| Galatee |
18th Deceber 1925 |
Sunk June 1944 |
| Nymphe |
1st April 1926 |
Broken Up 1938 |
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Ariane Class
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| Ariane |
6th August 1925 |
Scuttled 9th September 1942 |
| Ondine |
8th May 1925 |
Lost in Collision 3rd October 1928 |
| Eurydice |
31st May 1927 |
Sunk 22nd June 1944 |
| Danae |
11th September 1927 |
Scuttled 9th November 1942 |
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Circe Class
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| Circe |
29th October 1925 |
Scuttled 6th May 1943 |
| Calypso |
15th January 1926 |
Sunk 30th January 1943 |
| Thetis |
30th June 1927 |
Scuttled 27th November 1942 |
| Doris |
25th November 1927 |
Torpedoed 9th May 1940 |
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Redoutable Class
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| Redoutable |
24th February 1928 |
Sunk 11th March 1944 |
| Vengeur |
1st September 1928 |
Scuttled 27th November 1942 |
| Archimede |
6th September 1930 |
Sold for breaking up 19th February 1952 |
| Fresnel |
8th June 1929 |
Sunk 11th March 1944 |
| Henri Poincare |
10th April 1929 |
Scuttled 9th September 1943 |
| Monge |
25th June 1929 |
Sunk 8th May 1942 |
| Pascal |
19th July 1928 |
Sunk 11th March 1944 |
| Pasteur |
19th July 1928 |
Scuttled 18th June 1940 |
| Poncelet |
10th April 1929 |
Scuttled 9th November 1940 |
| Achille |
28th May 1930 |
Scuttled 19th June 1940 |
| Ajax |
28th May 1930 |
Sunk 24th September 1940 |
| Acteon |
10th April 1929 |
Sunk 8th November 1942 |
| Acheron |
10th April 1929 |
Sunk 24th November 1943 |
| Argo |
11th April 1929 |
Sold for breaking up 26th April 1946 |
| Protee |
31st July 1930 |
Sunk 29th December 1943 |
| Pegase |
28th July 1930 |
Sold for breaking up 10th June 1950 |
| Persee |
23rd May 1931 |
Sunk 23rd September 1940 |
| Phenix |
12th April 1930 |
Lost in accident 15th June 1939 |
| Promethee |
1930 |
Lost in accident 8th July 1932 |
| L'Espoire |
18th July 1931 |
Scuttled 27th November 1942 |
| Le Glorieux |
29th November 1931 |
Sold for breaking up 27th October 1952 |
| Le Centaure |
14th October 1932 |
Sold for breaking up 19th June 1952 |
| Le Heros |
14th October 1932 |
Sunk 7th May 1942 |
| Le Conquerant |
26th June 1934 |
Sunk 13th November 1942 |
| Le Tonnant |
15th December 1934 |
Scuttled 15th November 1942 |
| Agosta |
30th April 1934 |
Scuttled 18th June 1940 |
| Sfax |
6th December 1934 |
Sunk 19th December 1940 |
| Casabianca |
2nd February 1935 |
Sold for breaking up 12th February 1952 |
| Beveziers |
14th October 1935 |
Sunk 5th May 1942 |
| Ouessant |
30th November 1936 |
Scuttled 18th June 1940 |
| Sidi Ferruch |
9th July 1937 |
Sunk 11th November 1942 |
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Saphir Class |
| Saphir |
20th December 1928 |
Scuttled 15th September 1943 |
| Turquoise |
16th May 1929 |
Scuttled 6th May 1943 |
| Nautilus |
21st March 1930 |
Sunk 31st January 1943 |
| Rubis |
30th September 1931 |
Stricken 10th April 1949 |
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