French submarine Ariane (1914) explained

The French submarine Ariane was one of eight s built for the French Navy during the 1910s and completed during World War I.

During World War I, Ariane was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cap Bon, French Tunisia, on 19 June 1917 by the Imperial German Navy submarine .^{[1] [2]} The wreck of Ariane was discovered^[3] by divers and identified on 21 September 2020 off Ras Adar at a depth of 50m (160feet).

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Notes and References

1. Web site: French Navy . Naval History . 6 September 2016.
2. Web site: Ariane . Uboat.net . 6 September 2016.
3. Web site: 2020-09-26. Exclusif : Découverte en Tunisie, de l'épave d'un sous-marin français disparu. 2020-09-27. Réalités Online. fr-FR.