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     The Protèe French Redoutable-class submarine
     near Toulon 1943

The Protèe was an old French submarine of the Redoutable class: she was built in La Seyne s/m by F.& Ch. de la Mèditerranèe, and launched during 1930.

Il Protèe era un sommergibile Francese della Classe Redoutable: fu costruito a La Seyne s/m nei cantieri F.& Ch. de la Mèditerranèe, e varato nel 1930..

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The Protèe was seized and disarmed by the Royal Navy and interned at Alexandria (Egypt) on June 22, 1940.
Then it was rejoined to the Allied forces (to the Free French Navy?? I couldn't find out) and rearmed on May 30, 1943.

Il Protèe fu catturato e disarmato dalla Royal Navy, ed internatoad Alessandria d'Egitto il 22 Giugno 1940.
Quindi, il 30 Maggio 1943, fu riarmato e ricongiunto alle forze Alleate (alla Marina della Francia Libera?? Non ho potuto accertarlo).

On December 29, 1943, the Protèe was patrolling the coast between Marseille and Toulon when she was spotted by a German Junkers Ju 88 bomber. 
The aircraft bombed the submarine: the Protèe was hit and sank rapidly.

Il 29 Dicembre 1943, il Protèe stava pattugliando al largo della costa tra Marsiglia e Tolone, quando fu localizzato da un bombardiere edesco Junkers Ju 88.
L'aereopano bombardò il sommergibile: il Protèe fu clpito ed affondò rapidamente.
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