Minerve class submarine
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The Minerve class submarines were a class of submarines built for the French Navy
prior to World War II. The class was based on a French Admiralty design.
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...
prior to World War II. The class was based on a French Admiralty design.
Submarines of the class
- MinerveFrench submarine Minerve (Q185)Minerve was the lead ship of the s of the French Navy. On 3 July 1940 the British captured her in Plymouth and transferred her to the Free French forces....
, joined the Free French Navy - IrisFrench submarine Iris (1934)Iris was a of the French Navy....
, interned in Spain during the war - VénusFrench submarine Vénus (1936)Vénus was a of the French Navy. On 27 November 1942 she was scuttled in Toulon with other ships and submarines to prevent falling into German hands....
, scuttled in Toulon in 1942 - Céres, scuttled at Oran in 1942
- PallasFrench submarine Pallas (1938)Pallas was a of the French Navy....
, scuttled at Oran in 1942 - JunonFrench submarine Junon (Q186)Junon was a Minerve-class submarine of the French Navy.She was seized by the British on 3 July 1940, shortly after the French surrender, and was transferred to the Free French Naval Forces. On 19 October 1942 she torpedoed and sank the Norwegian merchant off the west coast of Norway. She served in...
, joined the Free French Navy, survived the war