Scuttling of the French Fleet Photographs


Cruiser Dupleix aflame at Toulon, France, circa 27 Nov 1942	Cruiser Marseillaise aflame at Toulon, France, circa 27 Nov 1942

French cruiser Colbert scuttled at Toulon, France, circa 27 Nov 1942	French cruiser Marseillaise afire and sinking, Toulon, France, 27 Nov 1942

French destroyer Mameluk scuttled at Toulon, France, circa 27 Nov 1942	German Panzer IV tank and crew at Toulon harbor, France, 27 Nov 1942; note French cruiser Colbert burning in background

Scuttled Algérie, Toulon, France, 27 Nov 1942	Aerial view of Toulon, France, 28 Nov 1942; note smoke rising from burning ships

French cruiser Marseillaise afire and sinking, Toulon, France, late Nov 1942	French ships Strasbourg, Colbert, Algérie, and Marseillaise burning in Toulon harbor, France, 28 Nov 1942; photo taken by a RAF aircraft

Scuttled French battleship Provence and seaplane tender Commandant Teste, Toulon, France, circa late 1942 or early 1943	Scuttled French battleship Strasbourg, Toulon, France, circa late 1942 or early 1943

Scuttled French destroyers Vauquelin and Kersaint, Toulon, France, circa late 1942 or early 1943	Scuttled French heavy cruiser Algérie, Toulon, France, circa late 1942 or early 1943

Scuttled French heavy cruiser Colbert, Toulon, France, circa late 1942 or early 1943	Scuttled French seaplane tender Commandant Teste, Toulon, France, circa late 1942 or early 1943

Scuttled French sloops Chamois and Dédaigneuse, Toulon, France, circa late 1942 or early 1943	Sunken French cruiser Jean de Vienne, Toulon, France, circa early 1943

Wrecked Marseillaise, Toulon, France, circa late 1942 or early 1943	Late 1944 photograph of the wreckage left from the scuttling of the French fleet on 27 Nov 1942, Toulon Naval Dockyard, France. Wrecks of the Tartu, Cassard, L’Indomptable, Vautour, and Aigle can be seen.