On April 1, 1967, he was forced into retirement by the general staff. He ordered it to be thrown into the sea with a minute of silence, Popeye sank into the waves for his final voyage.“. The pasha ordered the crew to assemble on the fore and aft beaches.
Raised to the rank of quartermasters, they were all thought of and respected as such, despite their lack of uniform or tarpaulin.Īfter the death of Popeye (L’Africaine) during an exercise off Lorient, “ it was put in a metal box weighted with a 30kg pig, with a Croix de Guerre recovered during a java, all surrounded by a tricolor flag, testified the former sailor Jean-Marie Colin to by Christian Lecalard. Some, again, had tragic fates, like Mickey (Astrée) disappeared at sea during a commando landing exercise, Casa (Roland Morillot), died of asphyxiation, or Jobic (Narval), killed by a maritime policeman. Other dogs have left emotional memories with their comrades in arms, such as Prosper (Sapphire), a drunken mutt who, as a reporter for those who knew him, never went to bed without drinking three or four beers!
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In 1941, when the Ruby was serving in the Free French naval forces, he received the Valiant dog. As the Toulonnais Christian Lecalard reminds us, in a booklet entitled “ Submarine Mascot Dogs“, Bacchus was decorated for his bravery by the very respectable British canine defense league. Bacchus, the corniaud decorated for his braveryīacchus, placed on the Rubis in 1937, is one of the most famous. Aristo, Popeye or Whiskey have thus seen their names go down in history.
The evolution of technology as well as regulations, which have become more drastic on board military submersibles, have got the better of this tradition.īut in the naval base of Toulon, in the heart of the squadron of nuclear attack submarines (Esna), a panel does not forget to pay tribute to these thirty-six mutts, who shared the harshness of the daily life of the men in the abyss.Ī plaque is also affixed to the national monument of submariners, in the gardens of the Royal Tower. It was for these friendly furballs to first detect CO2 or carbon monoxide, the significant fumes of which could endanger the lives of sailors. Until then, each black boat had its four-legged mascot, whose mission was far from futile.
Embarked aboard the Morse from 1958 to 1967, this gentleman of indeterminate breed, whose legend has it that he ate at the table with the crew, was the last dog to sail on a French Navy submarine.
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