Sfax (Q 182)

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Sfax (Q 182)
Marine national française
General data
Ship type : Submarine
Ship class : Agosta class ( 1500 ton type )
Navies : French Navy
Builder : At. & Ch. De la Loire ( St. Nazaire )
Keel laying : July 28, 1931
Launch : December 6, 1934
Commissioning: September 7, 1936
Whereabouts: Erroneously sunk by a German submarine off Morocco on December 19, 1942 .
Technical specifications

(see Agosta class )

The Sfax (Q 182) was a submarine of the French Navy during World War II . The name of the boat goes back to the Tunisian town of Sfax . The submarine belonged to the Agosta class and was therefore one of the last built 1500-ton submarines .

The boat was used in Africa after the surrender of France .

The Sfax was erroneously sunk on December 19, 1940 off Tarfaya , Morocco at position 28 ° 3 '  N , 12 ° 54'  W by the German submarine U 37 .

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 .