French submarine Perle
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | French submarine Perle | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | submarine | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Sea / ocean | North Atlantic Ocean | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Position | 55.4500, -30.8333 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Perle was a Saphir-class submarine built for the French Navy in the mid-1930s. Laid down in 1931, she was launched in July 1935 and commissioned in March 1937. In November 1942, after Operation Torch, Perle joined the Allied fleet. While returning from refitting in the United States, Perle was mistaken for a U-boat by an aircraft from the British Merchant Aircraft Carrier Empire MacCallum and sunk.
Location
- Recorded position: 55.4500, -30.8333 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article French submarine Perle (1935) (revision 1327661190), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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