An item reported that the Vichy French heavy destroyer l’Audacieux lying at Dakar, Senegal of which was believed she was beyond repair,seemed to be repaired, seaworth and able to achive a speed of 20 knots bound via Casablance, French Morocco towards Toulon, France.(1)
Note
1. Le Fantasque-class destroyer preceded by Vauquelin-class succeeded by Mogador-class. Building ordered on 17 November 1930, laid down by Arsenal de Lorient, France on 16 November 1931, launched on 15 March 1934, completed on 27 November 1935, commissioned on 7 December 1935, sunk after a battle with an Australian cruiser on 23 September 1940, refloated on 11 March 1941, escaped to French Tunisia, captured by Germans on 8 December 1942, sunk on 7 Mar 1943 and refloated on 14 December 1943 and not worth to be repaired broken up in 1947.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No.239 dated 6 August 1942.
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