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  Robert Surcouf -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Robert Surcouf (1773–1827) was a famous (The Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France) French (An officer or crew member of a privateer) Privateer.
Surcouf was made a second officer of the frigate Cybèle, which, with another frigate and a brig, and with less than half their firepower, engaged and repelled the attackers.
Surcouf was welcomed as a saviour in the famished (Capital and chief port of Mauritius; located on the northwestern coast of the island) Port Louis.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/robert_surcouf.htm   (1494 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: French submarine Surcouf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Surcouf was a French submarine ordered to be built in December 1927, launched 18 October 1929, and commissioned May 1934.
Surcouf was designed as an "underwater cruiser," intended to seek and engage in surface combat.
For the first part of that mission, she carried an observation float plane in a hangar built into the after part of the conning tower; for the second part, she was armed with not only ten torpedo tubes but also a twin eight-inch gun turret forward of the conning tower.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/French-submarine-Surcouf   (2450 words)

  
 Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - Surcouf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Cruising off Africa when World War II began, she was deployed to the Caribbean until recalled to Brest for a refit in October 1939.
After serving on convoy duty, Surcouf was dispatched to Bermuda in June 1941, but she had to undergo extensive repairs at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and New London, Connecticut, from July 28 until November 27.
Surcouf took part in the Free French Christmas Eve seizure of St. Pierre et Miquelon.
college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_088700_surcouf.htm   (242 words)

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