Career France
Laid down:	1931
Launched:	2 February 1935
Commissioned:	1935
Struck:	12 February 1952
Status:	scraped in 1956
Homeport:	Toulon
General Characteristics
Displacement:	1500 tonnes (surface) 2000 tonnes (submerged) Image File history File links Civil_and_Naval_Ensign_of_France. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Free_France. ... Panorama of Toulon area Satellite view Coat of Arms of Toulon view of Toulon harbour around 1750, by Joseph Vernet. ...
Length:	92,30 m
Beam:
Propulsion:	2 diesels, of 4 300 HP 2 electric engines of 1 200 HP
Speed:	20 knots (surface) 10 knots (submerged)
Range:	14.000 milles at 7 knots, 10 000 milles at 10 knots 4.000 milles at 17 knots 90 milles at 7 knots (submerged)
Test depth:	80 metres
Complement:	5 officers (6 in operations) 79 man
Armament:	11 torpedo tubes 1 x 100 mm gun 1 x 13,2 mm machine gun
Nickname:	"Le Casa"
Honours and awards:	Ordre de la Libération

The Casabianca (Q.183) was a submarine of the French Navy, named in honour of Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca. She became famous with her spectacular escape from Toulon, as the Nazis invaded the so-called "Free zone" and tried to seize the French fleet. She fought galantly afterward, earning the Ordre de la Libération, and became a symbol of the Free French Forces. The Ordre de la Libération (Order of the Liberation) is a French Order (decoration) awarded to heroes of the Liberation of France during the Second World War. ... The French Navy, officially called the National Navy (French: Marine Nationale) is the maritime arm of the French military. ... See Casabianca (disambiguation) for other meanings Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca The Orient explodes during the Battle of Aboukir Bay. ... Panorama of Toulon area Satellite view Coat of Arms of Toulon view of Toulon harbour around 1750, by Joseph Vernet. ... Case (or operation) Anton was the code-name for the Nazi-German occupation of Vichy France during World War II. Anton was invoked at Hitlers order after the allied landings in French Morocco (Operation Torch) in November 1942. ... For other uses of Vichy, see Vichy (disambiguation). ... The Ordre de la Libération (Order of the Liberation) is a French Order (decoration) awarded to heroes of the Liberation of France during the Second World War. ... Free French Forces under review during the Battle of Normandy. ...

Phony War, Vichy France and Escape from Toulon

During the Phony War, the Casabianca undertook uneventfull cruises in the North Sea and off Norway. After the Fall of France and subsequent armistice, she was disarmed in 1941. British Ministry of Home Security Poster The Phony War, or in Winston Churchills words the Twilight War, was a phase in early World War II marked by few military operations in Continental Europe, in the months following the German invasion of Poland. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... In World War II, Battle of France or Case Yellow (Fall Gelb in German) was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, executed 10 May 1940 which ended the Phony War. ... The Second Armistice at Compiègne, France was signed on June 22, 1940, between Nazi Germany and France. ...

Her new captain, Capitaine de Vaisseau Jean L'Herminier, managed to illegally restore the fighting potential of the submarine, and store 85 m³ of fuel aboard.

On the 27 Novembre 1942, the SS stormed the harbour of Toulon to seize the French fleet, triggering the scuttling of the French fleet. As other units were scuttled by their crew, the Casabianca managed to set sail and dive, under fire from the Nazis. She sailed South to Algiers, where she surfaced in front of the screen of British patrol boats before signaling her status and intentions. two other submarines, the Marsouin [1] and the Glorieux [2], arrived in the next days. Combatants Vichy France Nazi Germany Commanders Jean de Laborde, André Marquis Casualties whole fleet scuttled ; 12 killed ; 26 wounded. ... Nickname: al-Bahjah Location of Algiers within Algeria Algiers 944 A.D. Area    - City 273 km² Population    - City (2003) around 2. ...

Missions for the secret services

From Decembre 1942 to 1944, the Casabianca landed intelligence elements, radios, ammunitions and weapons in Corsica and Provence for the maquis. Her allusiveness awarded her the nickname of "Phantom sumarine" by German troops. Capital Ajaccio Land area¹ 8,680 km² President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Population   - Jan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Members of the Maquis in La Tresorerie For other uses, see Maquis. ...

In her last mission, she landed a hundred men of the elite forces (achieving a record for a submarine of such a displacement in the process).

End of the war

After the liberation of Corsica, the Casabianca was used for regular patrols. In 1944, she was hit in a friendly fire accident by a British plane, and had to refit in Philadelphia until march 1945. Friendly fire (fratricide or non-hostile fire) is a term originally adopted by the United States military in reference to an attack on friendly forces by other friendly forces,[1] which may be deliberate (e. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D...

Achievements

During her career, the Casabianca achieved the following success :

• 1 warship sunk by torpedo
• 1 warship sunk by gun
• 1 merchantman hit by torpedo
• 7 secret missions
• Liberation of Corsica

Trivia

• The nuclear submarine Casabianca is named in her honour.
• Since 2004, the conning tower of the Casabianca is on display in Bastia near the harbour [3].
• A film was made in 1951 : [4]

The Casacianca is a first-generation nuclear attack submarines of the French Navy. ... A conning tower was an armoured observation post on a warship from where the vessel was controlled during a battle. ... Location within France Bastia (French & Corsican: Bastia), is a town and commune of northern Corsica, in France. ...

External links

• (French) L'épopée du Casabianca
• (French) [5]
• (French) Q183