History
France
NameCérès
NamesakeCeres
BuilderChantiers Worms, Rouen
Laid down8 August 1936
Launched9 December 1938
Commissioned15 July 1939
Stricken18 February 1946
IdentificationQ190
Fate
  • Scuttled, 9 November 1942
  • Salvaged, 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeMinerve-class submarine
Displacement
  • 662 long tons (673 t) surfaced
  • 856 long tons (870 t) submerged
Length68.1 m (223 ft 5 in)
Beam5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × diesels 1,800 bhp (1,342 kW)
  • 2 × electric motors 1,230 shp (917 kW)
Speed
  • 14.2 knots (26.3 km/h; 16.3 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Complement42
Armament

Cérès (Q190) was a Minerve-class submarine of the French Navy. The submarine was laid down at the Chantiers Worms shipyard in Rouen on 8 August 1936, launched on 9 December 1938,[1] and commissioned 15 July 1939.[2]

Following Operation Torch, she was scuttled by her crew at Oran on 9 November 1942, to prevent her from falling into the hands of the Allies.[1] She was later salvaged by the Allies in early 1943, but not put back into commission, and was eventually struck on 18 February 1946.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Helgason, Guðmundur (2013). "Céres". uboat.net. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 "CÉRÈS". alamer.fr (in French). 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
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