Allied Warships

FR Doris

Submarine of the Circé class

Navy	The French Navy
Type	Submarine
Class	Circé
Pennant
Built by	Chantiers de la Gironde (Bordeaux, France)
Ordered
Laid down	1 Feb 1924
Launched	25 Nov 1927
Commissioned	26 May 1928
Lost	9 May 1940
Loss position	52° 47'N, 3° 49'E

History	At 00.14 hours on 9 May 1940, the Doris (Capitaine De Corvette Jean Ernest Marie Favreul) was torpedoed and sunk about 30 nautical miles west of Petten, Netherlands in position 52º47'N, 03º49'E by the German submarine U-9. See also this article about the discovery of the Doris. Hit by U-boat Sunk on 9 May 1940 by U-9 (Lüth).
U-boat Attack	See our U-boat attack entry for the FR Doris

Commands listed for FR Doris

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	Commander	From	To
	Jean Ernest Marie Favreul,		9 May 1940 (+)

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Notable events involving Doris include:

Doris'page updates Built by : Chantiers de la Gironde Bordeaux instead of Chantiers Schneider de Chalon sur Sa?ne. Ordered : January 1923 Commissioned : April 1930 (I'm the son of Doris'commanding officer and you can publish my name online) (1)