Ajax

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Ajax was a Redoutable-class submarine of the French Navy launched in 1930 at Brest, France. It participated in the Second World War, first on the side of the Allies from 1939 to 1940 then on the side of the Axis for the rest of the war. On 23 September 1940, during the Battle of Dakar she was badly damaged by depth charges from HMS Fortune and was then scuttled.

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French submarine Ajax; Q148
length 92.3 metre, draft 4.7 metre, speed 17 knot, beam 8.2 metre, 11 torpedo tube
fleet submarine, attack submarineRedoutable-class submarineFrench NavyBrest Arsenal


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    keel laying
    1930-05-28T00:00:00Z
    1930-05-28T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
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    Ajax French submarine scuttlingAjax French submarine scuttling
    U-Boot Persee ca.1936 Lissabon PortugalU-Boot Persee ca.1936 Lissabon Portugal
    U-Boot Persee mit BesatzungU-Boot Persee mit Besatzung
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      commonsimageU-Boot Persee mit Besatzung Commons