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Thursday, 31 August 2017

French submarine Sidi-Ferruch (Q181) launched according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1937 no. 6

An item referred to the magazine le Yacht dated 17 July 1937 reporting that the French submarine Sidi-Ferruch built under the 1930 program in mid July without any ceremony was launched. Displacement 1.500 (surfaced)-2.000 (submerged) tons and as dimensions 92,3 x 8,2 x 4,90 metres. Speed 20 9surfaced)-10 9submerged) knots. Armament consisted of 11-55cm torpedo tubes, 1-10cm gun and some smaller pieces.(1)

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1. Q181. Laid down by Arsenal de Cherbourg, France on 30 January 1932, launched on 9 July 1937, commissioned on 1 January 1939 and sunk at Casablanca, Morocco when attacked by an American bomber on 13 November 1942.