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Scuttling of French Fleet at Toulon

Scuttling of French Fleet at ToulonThe 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
 
 
 


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