Navy | The French Navy |
Type | Submarine |
Class | Saphir |
Pennant | |
Mod | Minelaying submarine |
Built by | Arsenal de Toulon (Toulon, France) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 25 May 1926 |
Launched | 20 Dec 1928 |
Commissioned | 30 Sep 1930 |
End service | 8 Dec 1942 |
History | Disarmed at Bizerte, Tunisia and captured there by the Italians on 8 December 1942. |
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Notable events involving Saphir include:
28 Jun 1940
The Italian merchant Alicantino (1642 GRT) hits a mine, laid by the French submarine Saphir (Lt. R. Caminati) on 13 June 1940, and sank of Cagliari.