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French submarine Le Conquérant (Q171)
French Navy Redoutable-class submarine of the M6 series commissioned in 1936 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Le Conquérant was a French Navy Redoutable-class submarine of the M6 series commissioned in 1936. She participated in World War II, first on the side of the Allies from 1939 to June 1940, then in the navy of Vichy France. She was sunk in November 1942.
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Name | Le Conquérant |
Namesake | Conqueror, a person who engages in conquest |
Operator | French Navy |
Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire, France |
Laid down | 16 August 1930 |
Launched | 26 June 1934 |
Commissioned | 7 September 1936 |
Homeport | Brest, France |
Fate | Sunk 13 November 1942 |
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Class and type | Redoutable-class submarine |
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Length | 92.3 m (302 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)[1] |
Draft | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) (surfaced) |
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Test depth | 80 m (262 ft) |
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