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Aurore-class Submarine
The ''Aurore'' class was a ship class, class of fifteen coastal submarines designed for the French Navy. The prototype – ''Aurore'' – was authorised in 1934, the next four in 1937, a further four in 1938, two in 1938, and a final four subsequently. Some of the ships were captured by Nazi Germany after the Fall of France, most of them in an unfinished state; two were intended to be completed for the German Navy, ''Africaine'' becoming ''UF-1'' and ''Favorite'' becoming ''UF-2'', but only the first was completed during the World War II, the second reverting to French control while still uncompleted. Five of the submarines, , , , and , were completed after the war, were commissioned in the French Navy and served into the 1960s. ''Andromède'', ''Artémis'' and ''Créole'' were fitted with Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program, GUPPY sails and submarine snorkels. Ships * :Builder: Toulon :Ordered: 1934 :Laid down: December 1935 :Launched: 26 July 1939 :Fate: Scuttled dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Havre
Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very close to the Prime Meridian. Le Havre is the most populous commune of Upper Normandy, although the total population of the greater Le Havre conurbation is smaller than that of Rouen. After Reims, it is also the second largest subprefecture in France. The name ''Le Havre'' means "the harbour" or "the port". Its inhabitants are known as ''Havrais'' or ''Havraises''. The city and port were founded by King Francis I in 1517. Economic development in the Early modern period was hampered by religious wars, conflicts with the English, epidemics, and storms. It was from the end of the 18th century that Le Havre started growing and the port took off first with the slave trade then other international trade. After the 1944 bombings the firm of Auguste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
