French ship Roland Morillot
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Three ships of the French Navy
have born the name Roland Morillot in honour of lieutenant de vaisseau Roland Morillot
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French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
have born the name Roland Morillot in honour of lieutenant de vaisseau Roland Morillot
Roland Morillot
Roland Morillot was a French naval officer and hero of the early age of submarines.- Career :Morillot captained the Monge when she was sunk by SMS Helgoland. He ordered the ship evacuated and sunk with her as he made certain that his men escaped to safety...
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- Roland MorillotSM UB-26SM UB-26 was a German Type UB II submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 30 April 1915 and launched on 14 December 1915...
, a captured German Type UB II submarineGerman type UB II submarineThe UB II type submarine was a class of U-boat built during World War I by the Kaiserliche Marine. They were enlarged from the preceding type UB I and were more effective vessels. The boats were a single hull design with a 50 metre maximum diving depth and a 30-45 second diving time... - Roland Morillot, the first submarine of her class, an improvement of the Redoutable class, destroyed on keel in 1940
- Roland Morillot (S613)Roland Morillot (S613)German submarine U-2518 was a Type XXI U-boat of the Kriegsmarine at the end of World War II, which later served in the French Navy, where she was commissioned as Roland Morillot, in honour of Roland Morillot, a French submarine officer killed in 1915.-Kriegsmarine:The submarine was laid down on 16...
, a captured German Type XXI submarineGerman Type XXI submarineType XXI U-boats, also known as "Elektroboote", were the first submarines designed to operate primarily submerged, rather than as surface ships that could submerge as a means to escape detection or launch an attack.-Description:...