French submarine Sidi Ferruch

*Sidi Ferruch*
	Sidi Ferruch's sister ship Ajax in 1930
History
France
Name	Sidi Ferruch
Namesake	Sidi Ferruch, the French colonial name for Sidi Fredj, a town in Algeria
Operator	French Navy
Builder	Arsenal de Cherbourg, Cherbourg, France
Laid down	30 January 1932
Launched	9 July 1937
Commissioned	1 January 1939
Fate	Sunk 11 November 1942
General characteristics
Class & type	Redoutable-class submarine
Displacement	1,572 tonnes (1,547 long tons) (surfaced); 2,092 tonnes (2,059 long tons) (submerged);
Length	92.3 m (302 ft 10 in)
Beam	8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)
Draft	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) (surfaced)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 6,000 hp (4,474 kW); 2 × electric motors, 2,250 hp (1,678 kW);
Speed	17.5 kn (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) (surfaced); 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) (submerged);
Range	14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) (surfaced); 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced); 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced); 90 nmi (170 km; 100 mi) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) (submerged);
Test depth	80 m (262 ft)
Complement	5 officers (6 in operations); 66 men;
Armament	11 torpedo tubes; 1 × 100 mm (3.9 in) gun; 1 × 13.2 mm (0.5 in) machine gun;

Sidi Ferruch (French: Sidi-Ferruch) was a French Navy Redoutable-class submarine of the M6 series commissioned in 1939. She participated in World War II, first on the side of the Allies from 1939 to June 1940, then in the navy of Vichy France. She was sunk in November 1942.

History
Sidi Ferruch's sister ship Ajax in 1930
France
Name	Sidi Ferruch
Namesake	Sidi Ferruch, the French colonial name for Sidi Fredj, a town in Algeria
Operator	French Navy
Builder	Arsenal de Cherbourg, Cherbourg, France
Laid down	30 January 1932
Launched	9 July 1937
Commissioned	1 January 1939
Fate	Sunk 11 November 1942
General characteristics
Class & type	Redoutable-class submarine
Displacement	1,572 tonnes (1,547 long tons) (surfaced) 2,092 tonnes (2,059 long tons) (submerged)
Length	92.3 m (302 ft 10 in)
Beam	8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)
Draft	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) (surfaced)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 6,000 hp (4,474 kW) 2 × electric motors, 2,250 hp (1,678 kW)
Speed	17.5 kn (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) (surfaced) 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) (submerged)
Range	14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) (surfaced) 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced) 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced) 90 nmi (170 km; 100 mi) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) (submerged)
Test depth	80 m (262 ft)
Complement	5 officers (6 in operations) 66 men
Armament	11 torpedo tubes 1 × 100 mm (3.9 in) gun 1 × 13.2 mm (0.5 in) machine gun