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French submarine Pasteur
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Pasteur.
Pasteur was a French Navy Redoutable-class submarine of the M6 series commissioned in 1932. She participated in World War II until she was scuttled in June 1940.
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Name | Pasteur |
Namesake | Louis Pasteur (1822–1895), French chemist and microbiologist |
Operator | French Navy |
Builder | Arsenal de Brest, Brest, France |
Laid down | 5 July 1926 |
Launched | 19 August 1928 |
Commissioned | 1 September 1932 |
Homeport | Brest, France |
Fate | Scuttled 18 June 1940 |
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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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