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Surcouf [syʁ.kuf] was a large French gun-armed cruiser submarine of the mid 20th century. She carried two 8" guns as well as anti-aircraft guns and (for most of her career) a floatplane. Surcouf served in the French Navy and, later, the Free French Naval Forces during the Second World War . Surcouf disappeared during the night of 18/19 ...
Surcouf (F711) is a La Fayette -class frigate of the French Navy. Construction began at Lorient Naval Dockyard on 6 July 1992, launched 3 July 1993, and the ship was commissioned May 1996. Since entering service, Surcouf has taken part in numerous missions, notably in Operation Antilope (Gabon and Congo), Operation Trident (Kosovo) and Mission ...
Robert Surcouf ( [ʁɔ.bɛʁ syʁ.kuf] 12 December 1773 – 8 July 1827) was a French privateer, businessman and slave trader who operated in the Indian Ocean from 1789 to 1808 during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Capturing over 40 prizes, he later amassed a large fortune from a variety of commercial activities, such as ship ...
12 × 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes (4×3) The T 47 class or Surcouf class were the first destroyers built for the French Navy after the Second World War. Twelve ships were built between 1955 and 1957. The ships were modernised in the 1960s and decommissioned in the 1980s, when they were replaced by the Cassard and Georges Leygues -class frigates.
Confiance, launched in 1797, was a privateer corvette from Bordeaux, famous for being Robert Surcouf 's ship during the capture of the British East India Company 's East Indiaman Kent. Confiance had captured a number of ships through the years before the British Royal Navy captured her in 1805, taking her into service under her existing name.
Submarine aircraft carrier. HMS M2 launching her Parnall Peto seaplane. A submarine aircraft carrier is a submarine equipped with aircraft for observation or attack missions. These submarines saw their most extensive use during World War II, although their operational significance remained rather small.
10 × 8-pounder carronades + 4 × 4-pounder guns. The Renard was a cutter launched in 1812 and armed and owned by Robert Surcouf. It was Surcouf’s eighth and last privateer ship. Renard cruised under Captain Aimable Sauveur until 23 August 1813, when he required a replacement. [1] Command then went to Emmanuel Leroux-Desrochettes.
French frigate Surcouf (1993), a La Fayette -class frigate. Ships of the French Navy named Surcouf. Surcouf (1858) The protected cruiser Forbin, sister ship of Surcouf (1889–1921) The submarine cruiser Surcouf (1929–1942) The fleet escort destroyer Surcouf (1953–1972) The stealth frigate Surcouf (1997–present)