The adventure of the Alose submarine, a century of history

The adventure of the Alose submarine, a century of history by Jean-Pierre Joncheray

Summary:

An incredible sight: a submarine wreck planted right in the sand at a depth of 53 meters! Under a pile of ropes and nets, a streamlined hull, a bow that points to the surface, and this is covered with an extraordinary marine population...

There are quite a few submarines sunk off the Mediterranean coast, their list is included in the book, but this one was not just any one! A real museum piece, an ancestor now more than a hundred years old, an impressive milestone in the conquest of the abyss, and which has recently been classified as a historical monument. This is the beginning of a fascinating adventure that Jean-Pierre Joncheray tells you about, first as the "inventor" of the wreck on a cold October morning, then as a researcher, a bookworm, a maritime historian and, by force of circumstance, as the initiator of the salvage of the old hull, which was planned by his friend Henri Delauze.
A fabulous chance wanted that the daughter of Commander Le Prieur, and the pilot Duval himself, both responsible for the sinking of the Alose, entrust him with archival photographs of a rare value: this book relates, with unpublished documents, the last moments of the old submersible...
This book is a perfect addition to the collection of works devoted to wrecks published by Editions GAP; 50 wrecks in Corsica, 80 wrecks in Marseille, 100 wrecks in the French Riviera, from La dotât to Saint-Tropez, and 100 wrecks in the French Riviera, Monaco, Riviera du Ponant, from Saint-Raphaël to Genoa.