Protée (Q155) was a Redoutable-class submarine of the French Navy. The class is also known as the "1500-ton class" and were termed in French French: « de grande patrouille».
Protée 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.
92.3 m (302 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) and a draught of 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in), she could dive up to 80 m (260 ft). Redoutable-class submarines had a surfaced displacement of 1,572 tonnes (1,547 long tons) and a submerged displacement of 2,082 tonnes (2,049 long tons). Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two 6,000 hp (4,474 kW) diesel motors, with a maximum speed of 18.6 knots (34.4 km/h; 21.4 mph). The submarines' electrical propulsion allowed them to attain speeds of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) while submerged. Designated as "grand cruise submarines" (French: « sous-marins de grande croisière »), their surfaced range was 10,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h), and 14,000 nautical miles (30,000 km) at 7 knots (10 km/h), with a submerged range of 100 nautical miles (0 km) at 5 knots (10 km/h).
Laid down on 4 October 1928, Protée was launched on 31 July 1930 and commissioned on 1 November 1932.
Second World Waredit
At the beginning of the Second World WarProtée was assigned to the 3rd Submarine Division, based at Toulon, alongside her sisters Achéron, Fresnel and Actéon.[1] At the beginning of February 1940 the 3rd Submarine Division was briefly transferred to Casablanca to carry out surveillance of the Canary Islands, where a couple of German cargo ships were present. The submarine division was then assigned to the Mediterranean theatre on 12 April, first at Bizerte then, without the Fresnel, at Beirut, under the authority the British commander-in-chief in Alexandria.[2]Protéetook part in several patrols in the Dodecanese until the signing of the armistice between France and Germany on 22 June 1940. On 25 June, the date the armistice came into force, the captain of Protée ignored an order to return to Beirut, and instead sailed to Alexandria, becoming part of Force X.[3] The captain was chastised for this incident.[4][5]
Force X continued in action with the Allies until June 1943, when after several months of negotiations with the French Forces of Africa, to form the French Forces of the Liberation.[3]Protée left Alexandria on 18 June to sail to Oran, departing Oran during November. On 22 November, during the boat's first mission, she torpedoed a German cargo ship off Agay, but failed to sink her.[6]
On 18 December 1943 Protée, under the command of Capitaine de corvette Georges Millé, sailed to patrol off Marseilles but never returned. The French Navy long thought that the loss of Protée was due to a surface engagement with a German naval vessel.[7] However a dive conducted in 1995 confirmed the theory developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s that the submarine's loss was caused by striking a mine. There was no mention of an engagement with an Allied submarine in the German naval archives.[8]
Protée disappeared on 20 December 1943 with the loss of all hands, including three Royal Navy liaison personnel.[9] The later submarine Laubie was named after the Protée's chief engineer, Louis Laubie.
^. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
^Pierre (2008-02-03). "Le Protée" (in French). Retrieved 2009-08-14.
Referencesedit
Huan, Claude (2004). Les Sous-marins français 1918–1945. Rennes: Marines Éditions.
Picard, Claude (2006). Les Sous-marins de 1500 tonnes. Rennes: Marines Éditions.
External linksedit
T. L. Mercier. "Q 155 / Le Protée 2" (in French). Sous-marins Français. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
December 20, 2023
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For other ships with the same name see French ship Protee Protee Q155 was a Redoutable class submarine of the French Navy The class is also known as the 1500 ton class and were termed in French French de grande patrouille Protee Ajax sister ship of ProteeHistoryFranceNameProteeNamesakeProteus an early sea god or god of rivers in Greek mythologyLaid down4 October 1928Launched31 July 1930Commissioned1 November 1932FateSunk on 20 December 1943General characteristicsClass and typeRedoutable class submarineDisplacement1500 tonnes surfaced 2000 tonnes submerged Length92 30 m 302 8 ft Propulsion2 diesels of 4 300 hp 2 electric engines of 1 200 hpSpeed20 knots 37 km h 23 mph surfaced 10 knots submerged Range14 000 nautical miles 26 000 km at 7 knots 13 km h 8 1 mph 10 000 nautical miles 20 000 km at 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph 4 000 nautical miles 7 000 km at 17 knots 31 km h 20 mph 90 nautical miles 170 km at 7 knots submerged Test depth80 metresComplement5 officers 6 in operations 79 menArmament11 torpedo tubes 1 100 mm gun 1 13 2 mm machine gun Contents 1 History 1 1 Development 1 2 Second World War 2 Discovery of the wreck 3 Citations 4 References 5 External linksHistory editDevelopment edit Protee 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 92 3 m 302 ft 10 in long with a beam of 8 2 m 26 ft 11 in and a draught of 4 9 m 16 ft 1 in she could dive up to 80 m 260 ft Redoutable class submarines had a surfaced displacement of 1 572 tonnes 1 547 long tons and a submerged displacement of 2 082 tonnes 2 049 long tons Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two 6 000 hp 4 474 kW diesel motors with a maximum speed of 18 6 knots 34 4 km h 21 4 mph The submarines electrical propulsion allowed them to attain speeds of 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph while submerged Designated as grand cruise submarines French sous marins de grande croisiere their surfaced range was 10 000 nautical miles 20 000 km at 10 knots 20 km h and 14 000 nautical miles 30 000 km at 7 knots 10 km h with a submerged range of 100 nautical miles 0 km at 5 knots 10 km h Laid down on 4 October 1928 Protee was launched on 31 July 1930 and commissioned on 1 November 1932 Second World War edit At the beginning of the Second World War Protee was assigned to the 3rd Submarine Division based at Toulon alongside her sisters Acheron Fresnel and Acteon 1 At the beginning of February 1940 the 3rd Submarine Division was briefly transferred to Casablanca to carry out surveillance of the Canary Islands where a couple of German cargo ships were present The submarine division was then assigned to the Mediterranean theatre on 12 April first at Bizerte then without the Fresnel at Beirut under the authority the British commander in chief in Alexandria 2 Proteetook part in several patrols in the Dodecanese until the signing of the armistice between France and Germany on 22 June 1940 On 25 June the date the armistice came into force the captain of Protee ignored an order to return to Beirut and instead sailed to Alexandria becoming part of Force X 3 The captain was chastised for this incident 4 5 Force X continued in action with the Allies until June 1943 when after several months of negotiations with the French Forces of Africa to form the French Forces of the Liberation 3 Protee left Alexandria on 18 June to sail to Oran departing Oran during November On 22 November during the boat s first mission she torpedoed a German cargo ship off Agay but failed to sink her 6 On 18 December 1943 Protee under the command of Capitaine de corvette Georges Mille sailed to patrol off Marseilles but never returned The French Navy long thought that the loss of Protee was due to a surface engagement with a German naval vessel 7 However a dive conducted in 1995 confirmed the theory developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s that the submarine s loss was caused by striking a mine There was no mention of an engagement with an Allied submarine in the German naval archives 8 Protee disappeared on 20 December 1943 with the loss of all hands including three Royal Navy liaison personnel 9 The later submarine Laubie was named after the Protee s chief engineer Louis Laubie Discovery of the wreck editThe wreck was discovered on 6 April 1995 at 43 04 16 N 5 32 14 E 43 071 N 5 5372 E 43 071 5 5372 Protee by the COMEX vessel Remora 2000 10 Analyses of the damage indicated that she was probably lost after hitting a mine The wreck was declared a war memorial by the Navy Citations edit Huan 2004 p 49 Huan 2004 p 74 a b Picard 2006 p 80 Huan 2004 p 89 Les navires internes prisonniers de guerre in French 2014 07 04 Retrieved 2019 08 03 Huan 2004 p 157 Picard 2006 pp 80 81 Huan 2004 p 162 Dimanche 18 decembre 2005 ceremonie en hommage au Sous Marin PROTEE Archived from the original on 2009 02 16 Retrieved 2009 08 07 Pierre 2008 02 03 Le Protee in French Retrieved 2009 08 14 References editHuan Claude 2004 Les Sous marins francais 1918 1945 Rennes Marines Editions Picard Claude 2006 Les Sous marins de 1500 tonnes Rennes Marines Editions External links editT L Mercier Q 155 Le Protee 2 in French Sous marins Francais Retrieved 2009 08 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French submarine Protee 1930 amp oldid 1173734245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
