Monge (Q 144)

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Monge (Q 144)
Marine national française
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

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 .