Surcouf in 1970, a few months before her accident. The forward 57 mm turret and the aft torpedo launchers had made way for an enlarged bridge and staff housing quarters when she was transformed into a flotilla leader ship.
John Ordronaux (16 December 1778 – 24 August 1841) [1 ] [2 ] was one of the most successful privateers of the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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French submarines prior to WW2, from Surcouf, cruiser sub, to Le Redoutable oceanic class, Rubis minelayer subs, and all the Mediterranean coastal types
The cruiser pluton was designed as a minelayer in 1926, later used as a gunnery training ship, called La Tour d'Auvergne. She was destroyed by a mine explosion in Casablanca.
Le unità militari navali hanno avuto un'evoluzione organica più lenta delle unità militari terrestri, tuttavia le linee di sviluppo sono state analoghe, dettate principalmente dai progressi della tecnologia militare.