Английская Википедия:French submarine Ajax
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Ajax was a Шаблон:Sclass 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 Шаблон:HMS and was then scuttled.
Construction and characteristics
Ajax was ordered as part of the French fleet expansion program from in 1926.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The project was an improvement of the first post-war French submarines - the Requin type.Шаблон:Sfn The design was designed to be especially faster and more maneuverable over the previous class, as well as a larger range and larger weapons storing capacities.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Ajax was one of 31 Redoutable-class submarines, also designated as the 1500 ton boats because of their displacement. The class entered service between 1931 and 1939.[1][2]
Шаблон:Convert long, with a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert, she could dive up to Шаблон:Convert. Redoutable-class submarines had a surfaced displacement of Шаблон:Convert and a submerged displacement of Шаблон:Convert. Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two Шаблон:Convert diesel motors, with a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert. The submarines' electrical propulsion allowed them to attain speeds of Шаблон:Convert while submerged. Designated as "large cruiser submarines" (Шаблон:Lang-fr), their surfaced range was Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert, and Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert, with a submerged range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn[1]
Ordered in 1927, Ajax was laid down on 1 September 1928 at the Brest Arsenal. She was launched on 28 May 1930; and commissioned on 1 February 1934.[1]
Second World War
At the start of World War II, Ajax was assigned to the 6th Submarine Division, based in Brest, along with her sister ships Persée, Archimède and Poncelet.Шаблон:Sfn In April 1940, with her sister ship Archimède, she escorted convoy HX 41 from Halifax to Britain.Шаблон:Sfn In front of the advancing German forces, she left Brest along 6:30 pm with thirteen other French submarines and one tanker. The force arrived at Casablanca on 23 June.Шаблон:Sfn After the attack on Mers-el-Kébir, she patrolled along the Moroccan coast.Шаблон:Sfn[3]
On 23 September 1940, she arrived at Dakar with Persée and Poncelet.Шаблон:Sfn On the 23rd, she sighted the British force preparing to attack Dakar. She turned to attack it along with Persée, who was quickly sunk by British depth charges. Ajax itself was forced to crash-dive and was then depth charged, but sustained only minor damage. The next day, she attempted to torpedo the battleships Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS but was detected on sonar and critically damaged by depth charges from the destroyer Шаблон:HMS. She was forced to surface and scuttled by its crew, most of which was then rescued by lifeboats from Fortune.Шаблон:Sfn[4][1][3]
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