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Monday 23 October 2017

French submarine Surcouf lost according to the German newspaper Deutsche Zeitung in den Niederlanden dated 19 April 1942


An item referred to the Press Association Reuter which report that the world largest submarine the former French submarine cruiser Surcouf was over time and was to be considered as lost.

Note
1. Her building was ordered in December 1927, launched on 18 October 129m commissioned in May 1934 and sunk on 18 February 1942 around 70 nautical miles north of Christóbal and actually stricken of the navy list on 6 December a year later. Although there were three planned to be built was she the only one realized. In fact a underwater cruisers. Displacement 2.930 (dead)-3.300 (surfaced)-4.373 (submerged) tons and as dimensions 110 x 9 x 7,25 (draft) metres or 361’x 26’6”x 23’9”.