The Redoutable-class submarines were a group of thirty-one submarines built between 1924 and 1937 for the French Navy. Most of the class saw service during the Second World War. The class is also known in French as the Classe 1 500 tonnes, and they were designated as "First Class submarines", or "large submarine cruisers". They are known as the Redoutable class in reference to the lead boat Redoutable, in service from 1931 to 1942. The class is divided into two sub-class series, Type I, known as Le Redoutable and Type II, Pascal.
Although these were modern submarines when they were designed, they quickly became outdated and were approaching obsolescence by the beginning of the Second World War.
Unit Run[]
Series 1[]
- MN Redoutable (Q136)
- MN Vengeur (Q137)
- MN Pascal (Q138)
- MN Pasteur (Q139)
- MN Henri Poincaré (Q140)
- MN Poncelet (Q141)
- MN Archimède (Q142)
- MN Fresnel (Q143)
- MN Monge (Q144)
- MN Achille (Q147)
- MN Ajax (Q148)
- MN Actéon (Q149)
- MN Achéron (Q150)
- MN Argo (Q151)
- MN Prométhée (Q153)
- MN Persée (Q154)
- MN Protée (Q155)
- MN Pégase (Q156)
- MN Phénix (Q157)
Series 2[]
- MN L'Espoir (Q167)
- MN Le Glorieux (Q168)
- MN Le Centaure (Q169)
- MN Le Héros (Q170)
- MN Le Conquérant (Q171)
- MN Le Tonnant (Q172)
Series 3[]
- MN Agosta (Q178)
- MN Bévéziers (Q179)
- MN Ouessant (Q180)
- MN Sidi Ferruch (Q181)
- MN Sfax (Q182)
- MN Casabianca (Q183)