Souffleur, French naval wreck site near Beirut, Lebanon.
The Requin-class submarine stretches 78.3 meters in length and 6.84 meters in width, featuring ten torpedo tubes across bow, stern, and external benches.
Built at Arsenal de Cherbourg in 1924, the submarine served in World War II until HMS Parthian torpedoed it on June 25, 1941, off Lebanon's coast.
The submarine's name derives from the French word for blower, represented by a whale spout image on its manufacturer's identification plate.
Located 5 kilometers from Beirut's shore at 40 meters depth, the wreck maintains visibility between 15 to 20 meters for underwater exploration.
The forward section contains a preserved torpedo in one of the front tubes, while aircraft guns and buoyancy tanks remain visible on the structure.
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