French submarine Monge (Q144)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Monge.
This article is about the submarine launched in 1929. For the submarine launched in 1908, see French submarine Monge (1908).
Monge was a French Navy Redoutable-class submarine of the M6 series commissioned in 1932. She participated in World War II, first on the side of the Allies from 1939 to June 1940, then in the navy of Vichy France until she was sunk in 1942.
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Name | Monge |
Namesake | Gaspard Monge (1746–1818), French mathematician |
Operator | French Navy |
Builder | Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France |
Laid down | 15 September 1927 |
Launched | 25 June 1929 |
Commissioned | 19 June 1932 |
Homeport | Toulon, France |
Fate | Sunk 8 May 1942 |
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Class and type | Redoutable-class submarine |
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Length | 92.3 m (302 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)[1] |
Draft | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) (surfaced) |
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Test depth | 80 m (262 ft) |
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