Commander with a Rich Family History of Sub-Operation
Lieutenant Andre Fauve was the commander of Minerve during that time. He was a career naval officer who took the same path as his father who was also a commander in chief for the battleship, Strasbourg. Intriguing yet sadly, the French were fully responsible for sinking the submarine, Strasbourg, as they didn’t want to be handed over to the Germans in a war due to having “few mechanisms to fight. ”
Journey Up the Ladder for Commander Fauve
Fauve was born in France’s north-western city of Ploërmel in 1935. After graduating from naval college in 1958, he became a submariner where he got a few years of qualified experience working on several submarines then later taking command of Minerve. At the time of his charge, he was only 32 years old. That new position was a stepping stone for Fauve as well, as, the point of his death as the sub would later sink with him and 51 other crew members.