| Navy | The French Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | L'Espoire |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Arsenal de Brest (Brest, France) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 11 Aug 1930 |
| Launched | 14 Oct 1932 |
| Commissioned | 12 Sep 1934 |
| Lost | 7 May 1942 |
| Loss position | 12° 03'S, 49° 03'E |
| History | Sunk off Diego Suarez, Madagascar in position 12º03'45"S, 49º03'30"E by aircraft from the British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. |
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Notable events involving Le Héros include:
17 Nov 1941
While on passage from Dakar to Madagascar the Vichy-French submarine Le H?ros torpedoed and sank the Norwegian merchant Thode Fagelund (5757 GRT, offsite link) south-east of New London, South Africa in approximate position 33°00'S, 29°00'E. All crew of the Thode Fagelund survived the sinking. (1)
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