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Author:  David Latuch [ December 15th, 2015, 7:53 pm ]
Post subject:  French Seaplane Carrier Commandant Teste Conversion Projects
The French fleet in Toulon was scuttled on 27 November 1942 to avoid capture by Nazi German forces.

The Seaplane Carrier Teste was sunk along with:

Battleships
Strasbourg (flagship), Dunkerque, Provence

Heavy cruisers
Dupleix, Foch, Algérie, Colbert

Light cruisers
Marseillaise, Jean de Vienne, La Galissonnière

Destroyers
Cassard, Aigle, Gerfaut, Lion, Lynx, L'Indomptable, Mogador, Panthère, Tigre, Kersaint, Tartu, Valmy, Vauban, Vauquelin, Vautour, Guépard, Le Hardi

Torpedo-boats
Casque, Bordelais, Bison, Bayonnaise, Foudroyant, Trombe, Siroco, Poursuivante, Mars, Palme, Cyclone, Mamelouk

Submarines
Redoutable, Eurydice, Diamant, Thétis, Sirène, Vénus, Vengeur, Naïade, Pascal, Espoir, Achéron, Fresnel, Caïman, Henri Poincaré, Galatée

Sloops
Épargne, D'Iberville, Chamois, Yser, Impétueuse, Curieuse, Granit, Dédaigneuse


What if Commandant Teste had escaped Toulon? Here are two What If scenarios for the Commandant Teste:

1) her aviation gear were removed and it was converted into a fast transport ship:

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2) An early 1945 conversion into an Escort / Training Carrier:

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Author:  Krakatoa [ December 16th, 2015, 1:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: French Seaplane Carrier Commandant Teste Conversion Proj
Well done David,

A nice way of introducing these two drawings.
Author:  eswube [ January 8th, 2016, 7:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: French Seaplane Carrier Commandant Teste Conversion Proj
Great work!
(How could I overlooked it before? :( )
Author:  ecourtial [ February 16th, 2016, 7:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: French Seaplane Carrier Commandant Teste Conversion Proj
Hello everybody

Very nice drawing! :o

It is interesting to note that it is not a total fiction.

While scuttled, the "Teste" was not in a bad shape when the french went back to Toulon in 1944. By miracle it escaped the large damages inflicted by USAF bombing.
In 1945, it was deciced that she and the Strasbourg would be converted to light carriers. If for the latter it was science-fictionnal regarding her condition, it was not the case for the former.

Lack of money and the questionnability of this project in a post WWII era made this project de facto cancelled, whithout any official notification. And the Teste ended his life with her superstructures removed, used as a floating depot fort spare parts for US-manufactured ships operated by the Marine Nationale.
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