French submarine Cérès (1938)

Cérès (Q190) was a Minerve-class submarine of the French Navy. The submarine was laid down at the Chantiers Worms shipyard in Rouen on 8 August 1936, launched on 9 December 1938,[1] and commissioned 15 July 1939.[2]

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Céres.

History
France
Name: Cérès
Namesake: Ceres
Builder: Chantiers Worms, Rouen
Laid down: 8 August 1936
Launched: 9 December 1938
Commissioned: 15 July 1939
Stricken: 18 February 1946
Identification: Q190
Fate:
  • Scuttled, 9 November 1942
  • Salvaged, 1943
General characteristics
Class and type: Minerve-class submarine
Displacement:
  • 662 long tons (673 t) surfaced
  • 856 long tons (870 t) submerged
Length: 68.1 m (223 ft 5 in)
Beam: 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught: 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × diesels 1,800 bhp (1,342 kW)
  • 2 × electric motors 1,230 shp (917 kW)
Speed:
  • 14.2 knots (26.3 km/h; 16.3 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Test depth: 80 m (260 ft)
Complement: 42
Armament:

Following Operation Torch, she was scuttled by her crew at Oran on 9 November 1942, to prevent her from falling into the hands of the Allies.[1] She was later salvaged by the Allies in early 1943, but not put back into commission, and was eventually struck on 18 February 1946.[2]

See also

References
  1. Helgason, Guðmundur (2013). "Céres". uboat.net. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. "CÉRÈS". alamer.fr (in French). 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.


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