Monge (Q 144)
Monge (Q 144) |
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General data | |
Ship type : | Submarine |
Ship class : | Redoutable class ( 1500 ton type ) |
Navy : | French Navy |
Keel laying : | September 15, 1927 |
Launch : | June 25, 1929 |
Commissioning: | June 19, 1932 |
Builder : | F. Chantier de la Méditerranée ( La Seyne ) |
Whereabouts: | Sunk by British destroyers off Madagascar on May 8, 1942. |
Technical specifications
(see Redoutable class ) |
The Monge (Q 144) was a Redoutable class - submarine of the French Navy in the Second World War .
Until the loss of the boat, the Monge was stationed in the colony of Madagascar , which was under Vichy-French control .
In May 1942, the British landed on the strategically important island in the Pacific War as part of Operation Ironclad because they feared a Japanese invasion. During the British invasion was Monge on May 8, 1942, Diego Suarez from the Royal Navy - destroyers HMS Active and HMS Panther sunk.
Web links
- Monge on uboat.net (English)
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 .