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French Submarine Plans 6 

Fresnel 1929
Submarine of the Redoutable class

Built by At.&Ch de St. Nazaire-Penhoet (St. Nazaire, France)  
Ordered   
Laid down 7 Jul 1927  
Launched 8 Jun 1929  
Commissioned 22 Feb 1932  
End service 27 Nov 1942  
Loss position  
  
History Based at Oran during the Allied landings in North Africa but escaped to Toulon.
Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans.
Refloated on 29 January 1943.
Sunk again on 19 February 1943.
Refloated again on 4 May 1943.
Sunk by Allied aircraft on 11 March 1944.

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