FR 116 (ex-Turquoise)
FR 116
Type | Minelaying | |
Class | Saphir (37) | |
Laid down | 20 Oct 1926 | Arsenal de Toulon (Toulon, France) |
Launched | 16 May 1929 |
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Commissioned | 19 Mar 1943 | |
End service | | |
Stricken | | |
Loss date | 6 May 1943 | |
Loss position | 37° 15'N, 9° 51'E | |
History | French submarine Turquoise. Captured by the Italians while disarmed at Bizerta on 8th December 1942. Scuttled at Bizerta on 6th May 1943. |
Fate | |
Commands
Commander | Date from | Date to | Command notes |
Ships hit
No ships hit by this submarine.
Patrols and events
| Commander | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description |
| | | | Bizerta | | | Bizerta | | Captured by the Germans in Bizerta in December 1942. Allocated to Italian Navy. |
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| | 6 May 1943 | | Bizerta | 6 May 1943 | | Scuttled | | Scuttled in Bizerta as she could not sail to Italy. Was to have been towed out on 20th March 1943. |
2 entries. 2 total patrol entries (0 marked as war patrols) and 0 events.