Bévéziers (Q 179)

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Ship data
flag FranceFrance (national flag of the sea) France
Ship type Submarine
class Agosta class
Shipyard Arsenal de Cherbourg, Cherbourg
Keel laying January 4, 1932
Launch October 14, 1935
Commissioning June 4, 1937
Whereabouts Sunk on May 5, 1942
Ship dimensions and crew
length
92.3 m ( Lüa )
width 8.2 m
Draft Max. 4.7 m
displacement over water: 1,570 tn.l.
under water: 2,084 tn.l.
 
crew 61 men
Machine system
machine Diesel engine
electric motor (1,000 PS / 746 kW)
Machine
performance 		8,600 hp (6,325 kW)
Mission data submarine
Dive time 45-50 seconds
Diving depth, normal 80 m
Top
speed
submerged 		10 kn (19 km / h)
Top
speed
surfaced 		20 kn (37 km / h)
Armament
  • 1 × deck gun 10.0 cm L / 40
  • 2 × MG 13.2 mm (2 × 1)
  • 9 × torpedo tube ⌀ 55.0 cm (4 front, 3 amidships, 2 rear)
  • 2 × torpedo tube ⌀ 40.0 cm

The Bévéziers (Q 179) was a submarine of the French Navy during World War II .

Constructive features

See also: Constructive features of the 1500 ton type

The submarine belonged to the Agosta class , which was the third and final assembly of the 1500-tonne type developed in 1922 . The boats were considered fast and very agile. They had a long range above water and offered good living conditions for the crew at the time. The armament with a total of eleven torpedo tubes was very strong. One shortcoming was the external arrangement of seven tubes, as they could not be reloaded on the high seas.

history

See also: History of use of the 1500 ton type and history of use of the Agosta class

In September 1940, British and Free French troops made an unsuccessful attempt to land in Dakar in Operation Menace in the French West Africa colony under Vichy-French control . During the attempt to land, the Bévéziers was able to torpedo the British battleship Resolution . This was so badly damaged that it failed for months and all damage was only repaired over a year later.

In the spring of 1942, the British occupied as part of Operation Ironclad in the Pacific War strategically important island of Madagascar because they have a Japanese feared invasion. At the beginning of the British Invasion was French submarine Bévéziers on May 5, 1942 at the port of Diego Suarez in position 12 ° 16 '30 "  S , 49 ° 17' 5"  O of carrier aircraft of the British aircraft carrier Indomitable and Illustrious sunk attacked without warning and.

The wreck was lifted by the Royal Navy in April 1943, but no longer repaired or even used.

The Bévéziers was finally deleted from the French fleet register on December 26, 1946.

See also

literature

  • Erminio Bagnasco: Submarines in World War II. (Technology - Classes - Types. A Comprehensive Encyclopedia). 5th edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-613-01252-9 .

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