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French submarine Le Héros
World War II French submarine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see French ship Héros.
Le Héros was a French Navy Redoutable-class submarine of the M6 series commissioned in 1934. She participated in World War II on the side of the Allies until June 1940, and then in the naval forces of Vichy France until she was sunk in 1942.
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Name | Le Héros |
Namesake | Hero, a person who faces danger or combats adversity with feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. |
Operator | French Navy |
Builder | Arsenal de Brest, Brest, France |
Laid down | 1 August 1929 |
Launched | 14 October 1932 |
Commissioned | 12 September 1934 |
Fate | Sunk 7 May 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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