1.
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
2.
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 L M J L Desprez, from 6 April 1940, but possibly
only temporarily in command. See MALIN below),
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 L M J A Desprez, took
command 5 Nov 1939, also shown in command in April
1940, and from Sep 1940 to May 1941. May have been
temporarily in command of CASSARD at this time)
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)
3.
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)
4.
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)
5.
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
