| Navy | The French Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Agosta |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | At.&Ch de la Loire (St. Nazaire, France) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 28 Jul 1931 |
| Launched | 6 Dec 1934 |
| Commissioned | 7 Sep 1936 |
| Lost | 19 Dec 1940 |
| Loss position | 28° 03'N, 12° 54'W |
| History | Sunk off Cape Juby, Morocco by U-37 in approximate position 28º03'N, 12º54'W. Her commander Lieutenant De Vaisseau Marcel Julien Marie Groix and 64 men were killed in the sinking, there were only 4 survivors. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the FR Sfax |
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Notable events involving Sfax include:
22 Apr 1940
Sfax (Lieutenant De Vaisseau Marcel Julien Marie Groix) fires two torpedoes against a German ship (possibly the German merchant Palime (2863 GRT) west-north-west of Egersund, Norway in position 58°30'N, 05°30'E. Both torpedoes missed their target.
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