Bévéziers (Q179)
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Namesake: | Battle of Bévéziers |
| Commissioned: | 1935 |
| Struck: | 26 December 1946. |
| Homeport: | Toulon |
| Fate: | scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Le Redoutable class submarine |
| Displacement: | 1500 tonnes (surfaced) 2000 tonnes (submerged) |
| Length: | 92.30 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesels, of 4,300 hp 2 electric engines of 1,200 hp |
| Speed: | 20 knots (surfaced) 10 knots (submerged) |
| Range: |
14,000 nautical miles (26,000 km) at 7 knots (13 km/h), |
| Test depth: | 80 meters |
| Complement: | 5 officers (6 in operations) 79 men |
| Armament: |
11 torpedo tubes |
The Bévéziers (Q179) was a 1500-tonne submarine of the French navy named in honour of the Bataille de Bévéziers.
The Bévéziers was based in the Caraibes. At the beginning of the Second World War she sailed to England before joining French West Africa. During the Battle of Dakar while under the command of Capitaine de Corvette Lancelot she torpedoed the HMS Resolution.
She sailed back to Toulon before joining Madagascar.
On the 5 May 1942, she was sunk by British planes. She was raised by the Allies the next year, placed in the reserve, and struck in 1946.
