British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day by Don Kindell FRENCH NAVY SHIPS, 10 JUNE 1940

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Contents  French Channel and Biscay Ports - Mediterranean Ports - Overseas Atlantic Ports - Asia/Pacific - Allied Ports/Bases Background Events June 1940 Evacuation of Dunkirk ends, Italy at war, Action at sea in the Mediterranean, France falls

FRENCH CHANNEL AND BISCAY PORTS

CHERBOURG

3rd Line Division (CV P L Guillerm) - battleships COURBET (CV A M J Croiset), PARIS (Flag, CV P L Guillerm)

2nd Large Destroyer Division - LÉOPARD (CF C A Loisel)

11th Large Destroyer Division - ÉPERVIER (CF J J G Bros)

2nd Destroyer Division - FOUGUEUX (CC E E Y Poher), FRONDEUR (CC H L Alix), both repairing

6th Destroyer Division - MISTRAL (CC G P C M J M de Tolouse-Latrec Montfa) repairing

11th Destroyer Division - torpedo boat BRANLEBAS (CC H M de Cacqueray), CORDELIÈRE (Leader, CF H A J Robinet de Plas) repairing, L'INCOMPRISE (CC A A P Gras)

14th Destroyer Division - torpedo boat BOUCLIER (Leader, CC A C Vuilliez), FLORE (CC J M P Roussel de Courcy)

2nd Submarine Division - PASTEUR (LV P E A E Mertz) repairing until 15 Aug

12th Submarine Division - JUNON (LV L M A Jaume, who replaced LV J J E Garnuchot who died on the French minesweeper EMILE DESCHAMPS off Dunkirk) refitting until 15 Aug, MINERVE (LV H M P Bazin) refitting until 1 Aug, ORION (LV J L C Vichot) refitting until 1 Sep, ONDINE (LV M A F Bourgine) refitting until 1 Sep

16th Submarine Division - ORPHÉE (Leader, LV R H A Meynier)

BREST

Battleship under construction - RICHELIEU (CV P J Marzin)

11th Large Destroyer Division - MILAN (CF L M E Plumejeaud) damaged

4th Destroyer Division - OURAGAN (CC E P Brunet) damaged

6th Destroyer Division - CYCLONE (CV Y F C A M Urvoy de Portzamparc) damaged

14th Destroyer Division - torpedo boat MELPOMENE (CC P A M Bonny)

2nd Submarine Division - ACHILLE (LV E Michaud), CASABIANCA (Leader, CC R L B Sacaze), SFAX (LV M J M Groix), all refitting

6th Submarine Division - AJAX (CC T F Guimont), ARCHIMÈDE (LV R F J Attane) en route from Casablanca to Toulon, PERSÉE (Leader, CC M J B Lapierre), PONCELET (CC P H S B de Saussine du Pont de Gault), all but one refitting

8th Submarine Division - AGOSTA (Leader, CC A E Beaussant), BEVEZIERS (CC M J Lancelot) at Casablanca, OUESSANT (CC C Lecreux), SIDI FERRUCH (LV Y M E Lostie de Kerhor de Saint Hippolytte), all but one refitting

13th Submarine Division - CALYPSO (LV J M Petit), CIRCE (LV A Frossard), THÉTIS (LV J E L Lefeuvre), all refitting

16th Submarine Division - AMAZONE (LV R H G Richard) refitting, ANTIOPE (LV M A L Balastre), LA SIBYLLE (CC A J R Raybaud)

18th Submarine Division - AMPHITRITE (LV G Saglio), MÉDUSE (LV J M A Chevallier, LV R L B Castets from 26 Sep), both refitting

Submarine - SURCOUF (CC P M H Martin) refitting

Lorient

8th Large Destroyer Division - TRIOMPHANT (CF E E R Archambeaud) repairing

St Nazaire

Battleship under construction - JEAN BART (CV P J Ronarc'h)

La Pallice

Destroyer - LE HARDI (CC A de Tannenberg), working up on escort duties

MEDITERRANEAN PORTS

TOULON

3rd SQUADRON (Vice Amiral E A H Duplat)

1st Cruiser Division (Duplat) - heavy cruisers ALGÉRIE (Flag, Duplat, CV J L H M Nouvel de la Fleche), COLBERT (CV L M C Longaud), DUPLEIX (CV L L M Hameury), FOCH (CV M H M Ferriere)

3rd LIGHT SQUADRON (Contre Amiral E L H M Derrien)

1st Large Destroyer Division - AIGLE (CF P E Renon), LION (CF J J A Vetillard), VAUBAN (CV J G Chardenot)

3rd Large Destroyer Division - GUÉPARD (CV R E Gervais de Lafond), VALMY (CF E E R Brebant), VERDUN (CF E R Byr)

4th Large Destroyer Division - PANTHERE (CF E J G Mando) under repair until 7 Jul

5th Large Destroyer Division - CHEVALIER PAUL (CF J M L Bonnot), TARTU (CV J M Chomel)

7th Large Destroyer Division - ALBATROS (CF G Z Frichement), GERFAUT (CF A P Galou), VAUTOUR (CV G F J M Reboul Hector-Berlioz)

9th Large Destroyer Division - CASSARD (CF E J H L Deprez), KERSAINT (CF G L J Rebuffel), VAUQUELIN (CF C Ansaldi) repairing into Jul, all three under repair

1st Destroyer Division - MARS (CC F R Lamorte), PALME (Leader, CF J Coyola), TEMPÊTE (CC F A M C Pellegrin)

Destroyers - CASQUE (CC M H A Fontaine), CORSAIRE (CF P L M Monaque), FLEURET (CC Villedieu de Torcy, CC J M J Tariel from 12 Jul), all at La Seyne working up

13th Destroyer Division - torpedo boats LA BALISTE (Leader, CF J F Rue), LA BAYONNAISE (CC H P A Vaillant), POURSIVANTE (CC M J De Metz, CC A J M Bertrand from 15 Jul) second two arr from Ajaccio, all three arr at Algiers 14 Jun on convoy duty

1st Submarine Division - LE CONQUÉRANT (LV P G J Le Gall) repairing until 22 Jun

15th Submarine Division - CÉRÈS (LV G L P Lemiere), IRIS (Leader, CC M M B A Antoine), PALLAS (LV L P A Tremellat), VÉNUS (LV P Dartigues)

17th Submarine Division - ARÉTHUSE (LV D M G Gardair), ATALANTE (LV F Y C Conan), both at La Ciotat repairing until 7 Jul, LA SULTANE (LV J M Madec), LA VESTALE (Leader) (LV G F A Vidal) both at Bizerte repairing until 21 Jul

19th Submarine Division - ARGONAUTE (LV P R G Pelletier) at La Ciotat repairing until 7 Jul, GALATÉE (Leader, CC R Bertrand) arr from Ajaccio, NAIADE (LV A J M Blachere) at Toulon repairing until 25 Jul, SIRÈNE (LV A J Hamon) arr from Ajaccio

21st Submarine Division - DIAMANTE (Leader, LV F J Bailleux), PERLE (LV P J M Bourgeois)

Seaplane carrier - COMMANDANT TESTE (CV M Petyst de Morcourt) comp refit

Sloop - RIGAULT DE GENOUILLY (CF L G E Frossard) at La Ciotat repairing until early Jul

ORAN, Algeria

1st Line Division (Vice Amiral M B Gensoul) - battlecruisers DUNKERQUE (Flag, Gensoul, CV H J M Seguin), STRASBOURG (CV D A J Collinet)

2nd Line Division (Contre Amiral J F E Bouxin) - battleships BRETAGNE (CV L R E de Pivian), PROVENCE (Flag, CV G T E Barois)

3rd Cruiser Division (Contre Adm A A A Marquis) - light cruisers JEAN DE VIENNE (CV J M Missoffle), LA GALISSONIÈRE (CV L M L Dupre), MARSEILLAISE (Flag, CV Y J E Hamon, CV P L E M Oiry from 20 Sep)

4th Large Destroyer Division - LYNX (CF C J Y M Le Mintier de la Motte Basse), TIGRE (Leader, CV M De La Forest Divonne)

2nd LIGHT SQUADRON (Contre Amiral C A Lacroix)

6th Large Destroyer Division - MOGADOR (Leader, CF P Maerten), VOLTA CF CV E Jacquinet)

10th Large Destroyer Division - LE AUDACIEUX (CF E Derrien), LE FANTASQUE (Leader, CV P A B Still), LE TERRIBLE under repair until 12 Jun (CF A E R Bonneau)

2nd Destroyer Squadron (Contre Amiral Y V M Dorval)

5th Destroyer Division - BRESTOIS (Leader, CF J L C Kraft), BOULONNAIS (CC J CF Champion, CC R E Sap from 27 Nov)

14th Submarine Division - ARIANE (LV N L B Piot), DANAÉ (LV P C Ropers), DIANE (Leader, CC R H J Boyer Resses), EURYDICE (LV G C M L Mangin d'Ouince)

18th Submarine Division - LA PSYCHÉ (Leader, LV J C Leroy), ORÉADE (LV A H M Vallee), both at Oran repairing until 1 Jul

ALGIERS, Algeria

4th Cruiser Division - light cruisers GEORGES LEYGUES (Flag, Contre Amiral C J L Bourraque, CV P T J Barnaud, CV A G Lemonnier from 15 Aug), GLOIRE (CV J P L Broussignac, CV G E Graziani from 10 Nov), MONTCALM (CV J L de Corbiere, CV M H Ferriere from 8 Sep)

8th Large Destroyer Division - INDOMPTABLE (CV E G M Barthes), MALIN (CF E J H L Deprez)

3rd Destroyer Division - SIMOUN (CC M J G Bataille) under repair into Jul

7th Destroyer Division - TORNADE (CC J A M F Delbreil), TRAMONTANE (Leader, CF J P M Murgue), TYPHON (CC G M H Jouanin)

Armed merchant cruiser - COLOMBIE (CF M J V Senes)

Sloops - ANNAMITE (CC B M J R Lafosse), CHAMOIS (CF J A Moreau, CC J L M Reynaud from 20 Aug), GAZELLE (CC H P M E M Lachese) under repair until early Jul, LA CURIEUSE (CC E M J Leblanc), LA SURPRISE (CC M J V R Nauges)

BIZERTE, Tunisia

8th Destroyer Division - BORDELAIS (Leader, CF D F M V De Bourgoing), L'ALCYON (CC J M Bosvieux), TROMBE (CF M A H Lepotier)

12th Destroyer Division - Torpedo boat BOMBARDE (CC C I Marand), IPHIGÉNIE (CC J A Antras), both just arr from Malta, POMONE (Leader, CF H A M L Pecquer)

Commander of Submarines, Bizerte (Contre Amiral C E Ven)

1st Submarine Division - LE TONNANT (LV A A C H P Secondant de Montesquieu)

3rd Submarine Division - FRESNEL (LV P G Daussy)

4th Submarine Division - ARGO (LV R R L J Lemaire), CENTAURE (Leader, CC M J B Ricqueborg), HENRI POINCARÉ (LV A F C Parent), PASCAL (CC P J J Chuniaud)

5th Submarine Division - L'ESPOIR refitting at La Seyne until Aug (CC H S A Tezenas du Montcel), MONGE (LV L A Laroze, LV M G R Douenel from 24 Jun), PÉGASE (LV J A G Mottez)

7th Submarine Division - REDOUTABLE (Leader, LV J H Cosleou), VENGEUR (CC H J M Digard)

9th Submarine Division - CAIMAN (Leader, LV J B A Golse), MORSE (LV J L C Paris), SOUFFLEUR (LV B LeJay)

20th Submarine Division - NAUTILUS (LV E Briand), SAPHIR (LV R Caminati), TURQUOISE (Leader, LV R P Wacogne)

Sloops - ENGAGEANTE (CC J L L Voillamue), TAPAGEUSE (LV F P C Bernard de Saint Affrique)

Armed merchant cruiser - KOUTOUBIE (CF Quiriconi Res)

Sousse, Tunisia

11th Submarine Division - MARSOUIN (Leader, CC J E L A Lorthior), NARVAL (LV F Drogou), REQUIN (LV R B H Prevost-Sansac de Traversay), all arr 11 Jun

Beirut, Lebanon

2nd Cruiser Division - heavy cruisers DUQUESNE (Flag, Vice Amiral R E Godfroy, CV G E Besineau), SUFFREN (CV R J M Dillard), TOURVILLE (CV A J A Marloy), light cruiser DUGUAY TROUIN (CV J M C Trolley de Prevaux, CF P B J Benac from 10 Oct)

3rd Destroyer Division – LE FORTUNÉ (CC J E L Serres)

9th Destroyer Division - BASQUE (CC Y G M Caron), FORBIN (CC R C M Catellier)

3rd Submarine Division - ACHÉRON (CC J J M Alliou), ACTÉON (LV J C G Clavieres), PROTÉE (CC J M L J Garreau)

10th Submarine Division - ESPADON (CC CF Sevellec), PHOQUE (Leader, CC J F M A P Laguarigue)

Sloop - LASSIGNY (CC A P M Robillard)

OVERSEAS ATLANTIC PORTS

Casablanca, Morocco

Submarines - ARCHIMÈDE (LV R F J Attane) 6th Division, called at Toulon for repairs en route, BÉVÉZIERS (CC M J Lancelot) 8th Division, en route

6th Sloop Squadron - BOUGAINVILLE (CF R J A Morin), D'ENTRECASTEUX (CF P M L Serpette), D'IBERVILLE (CF L M E Arden) Canary Island area

Dakar, Senegal

1st Submarine Division - LE GLORIEUX (LV J C P Champel), LE HÉROS (Leader, CC R E Courson)

Armed merchant cruiser - CHARLES PLUMIER (CF A L M P Guiot)

Sloop - CALAIS (CC A A M M Lucas)

Martinique, West indies

Light cruisers - JEANNE DE ARC (CV R M A Rouyer) (en route), PRIMAUGEUT (CV P F H Goybet) en route to Dakar

Armed merchant cruisers - BARFLEUR (CF H J B Gizard), QUERCY (CF R Seriot), ÉSTEREL (CF M M M P Noel)

ASIA/PACIFIC

Saigon, Indo-China

Light cruiser - LAMOTTE PICQUETT (CV M D R Berenger)

Sloop - AMIRAL CHARNER (CF F M Faye)

Armed merchant cruiser – ARAMIS

Indo-China Station

Sloop - MARNE repairing

China

Yangtze Patrol - gunboats BALNY, DOUDART DE LAGREE, FRANCIS GARNIER

Si Kiang Patrol - gunboat ARGUS

Pacific Station

Sloop - DUMONT D'URVILLE (CF P G Toussaint de Quieverecourt)

ALLIED PORTS/BASES

Dundee, Scotland

20th Submarine Division - RUBIS (LV G E J Cabanier)

Halifax, Canada

Aircraft carrier - BÉARN (CV Y E Aubert)

Light cruiser - ÉMILE BERTIN (CV R M J Battet) en route

Alexandria, Egypt

Battleship - LORRAINE (CV M L M Rey)

10th Submarine Division - DAUPHIN (LV B J J Petit) docked under repair until 14 Jun

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