French submarines Pégase (1) and Monge visited Sabang, Ducth East Indies in 1937

The Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1936-1937 reported that the French Pégase and Monge visited Sabang, Dutch East Indies between 23-27 January 1937. The Dutch newspaper Deli courant dated Saturday 23 January referred to her correspondent at Sabang, who telegraphed that the same afternoon the French submarines Pégase (1) and Monge (2) were expected. They were to leave on Wednesday Poeloe Weh. For the crew members was as usual a program of activities for foreign warships arranged. Both were 1st class submarines with as dimensions 92 x 8 x 4.7 (draught) metres. Crew numbered 63 men. Armament 1-10cm gun, 3.7cm anti aircraft gun and 10-55cm torpedo tubes. Horsepower 6,000 hp, speed 18-21 (surfaced)-10 (submerged) miles and displacement 1,379 (surfaced)-1,968 (submerged) tons. The edition dated 30 January supplied more details. Both boats were berthed from Saturday 23 until Thursday 27 January alongside quay No. 4 near the office of the Stoomvaart Maatschappij “Nederland”in the Sabang Bay. They were welcomed by harbor master V.d. Burgh and head administrator of the Sabang Maatschappij L.C. Baron van Feltz. The same day paid French officers visits to the local authorities. On Tuesday was a football match with the local S.D.O. and in the evening were the etat majors invited on a dance evening in the society De Koepel. Both boats left Toulon, France on 16 December 1936 and went via Suez, Egypt, Djibouti, French Somaliland and Colombo, Ceylon to Sabang. The intention was to leave Thursday morning to Saigon, French Indochina where to be stationed for the time being.

Notes

1. Q156. Part of Redoutable-class or Classe 1,500 tons, designed as 1st class submarines or large submarine cruisers.

Laid down by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Saint-Nazaire, France on 29 September 1928, launched on 28 June 1930, commissioned on 19 June 1932, laid up at Saigon on 1 January 1943, decommissioned on 1 January 1944, hulked, grounded on a shoal in the mouth of the Bassac River in or after September 1145 stricken on 10 June 1950, removed from the shoal and broken up at Saigon.

2. Q144. Part of Redoutable-class or Classe 1,500 tons, designed as 1st class submarines or large submarine cruisers. Laid down by Société Nouvelle des Forge