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The
Commandant Teste was a large
seaplane tender of the
French Navy built and operated during the 1930s. She was named in honour of
Paul Teste.
Design
Following the completion of the
French aircraft carrier Béarn, the Marine Nationale desired another aviation vessel. A seaplane carrier could be built more quickly and cheaper than a full size aircraft carrier. The vessel would carry
seaplane torpedo bombers, fighters and scout planes.
Planes embarked on the ship included:
The ship had five cranes, four catapults and a spacious hangar (84 m x 27 m), she was designed to operate up to 26 seaplanes. Alternatively she could serve as a tender for seaplanes from other naval vessels, or as a seaplane transport.
Service
The ship served with the Mediterranean fleet, including neutrality patrols during the Spanish Civil War. After the outbreak of World War 2 she landed her seaplanes and served as an aircraft transport between French North Africa and Metropolitan France. She sustained light damage and no casualties during the
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir in 1940.
She was in
Toulon when the Germans invaded the so-called "
Free Zone" on the
27 November 1942. She was
scuttled in Toulon to avoid
capture by the Germans. Refloated by the Italians, she was sunk again in 1944 during an Allied bombing. Raised again in 1945-50, she was still considered as repairable. The idea was eventually dropped in 1950, the ship was used as a store ship for US-built equipment and was finally sold for scrap in 1963.
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