A-641 Gustave Zédé

Country:  France

Builder: Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany.

Launch date: 05 April 1934.

Commission date: 17 January 1948.

Decommission date: 15 February 1971.

Displacement ( tons ): 2.710, 3.250 at full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 100,5 x 13,55 x 4,63

Main machinery: 2 x Krupp diesel ( 4.800 hp ), 2 x props.

Speed ( knots ): 18,3.

Range ( miles ): 3.400 at 11 knots.

Complement: 364.

Guns: 3 x 105mm, 4 x 40mm, 8 x 20mm.

Radar: ?.

Comment: Ex - Saar. Seized as war booty at Bremerhaven at the end of WWII by the USA, delivered to France as war compensation. Designated flagship of the GASM (Groupe d'Action Sous-Marine) and based in Toulon for the rest of her career. Sunk as target by S643 Doris on the 26th of February of 1976.

Homeport: Toulon.