French submarine Ouessant (Q180)
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For other ships with the same name, see French submarine Ouessant.
Ouessant was a French Navy Redoutable-class submarine of the M6 series commissioned in 1937. She participated in World War II on the side of the Allies until she was scuttled in 1940.
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Name | Ouessant |
Namesake | Ushant, an island in the English Channel |
Operator | French Navy |
Builder | Arsenal de Cherbourg, Cherbourg, France |
Laid down | 30 January or 4 April 1932 |
Launched | 30 November 1936 |
Commissioned | 1 February 1937 |
Fate | Scuttled 18 June 1940 |
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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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