Scuttling of French Fleet at Toulon
The French fleet was scuttled in harbor at Toulon in November 1942 by
the Admiralty of Vichy France to avoid capture by Axis forces.
Ships sunk:
- Battleships: Strasbourg, Dunkerque, Provence
- Heavy Cruisers: Dupleix, Foch, Algérie, Colbert
- Light Cruisers: Marseillaise, Jean de Vienne, La Galissonnière
- Destroyers: Cassard, Aigle, Gerfaut, Lion, Linx, Indomptable, Mogador, Panthère, Tigre, Kersaint, Tartu, Valmy, Vauban, Vauquelin, Vautour, Guépard
- Seaplane Tender: Commandant Teste
- Torpedo Boats: Casque, Bordelais, Bison, Bayonnaise, Foudroyant, Trombe, Siroco, Poursuivante, Mars, Hardi, Palme, Cyclone, Mamelouk
- Submarines: Redoutable, Eurydice, Diamant, Thétis, Sirène, Vénus, Vengeur, Naïade, Pascal, Espoir, Achéron, Fresnel, Caïman, Henri Poincaré, Galatée
- Sloops: Épargne, Iberville, Chamois, Yser, Impétueuse, Curieuse, Granit, Dédaigneuse