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French submarine Surcouf

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP For other ships with the same name, see French ship Surcouf. Surcouf c. 1935 painted in Prussian dark blue History France Name: Surcouf Namesake: Robert Surcouf Ordered: 4 August 1926 Builder: Cherbourg Arsenal Laid down: 1 July 1927 Launched: 18 November 1929 Commissioned: 16 April 1934 In service: 1934–1942 Refit: 1941 Identification: Pennant number: N N 3 Honors and awards: Resistance Medal with rosette Fate: Disappeared, 18 February 1942 General characteristics Type: Cruiser submarine Displacement: 3,250 long tons (3,300 t) (surfaced) 4,304 long tons (4,373 t) (submerged) 2,880 long tons (2,930 t) (dead) Length: 110 m (361 ft) Beam: 9 m (29 ft 6 in) Draft: 7.25 m (23 ft 9 in) Installed power: 7,600 hp (5,700 kW) (surfaced) 3,400 hp (2,500 kW) (submerged) Propulsion: 2 × Sulzer diesel engines (surfaced) 2 × electric motors (submerged) 2 × screws Speed: 18...

Social Democratic Party (UK)

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP For the current minor political party of this name, see Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present). Social Democratic Party Abbreviation SDP Founder Roy Jenkins David Owen Bill Rodgers Shirley Williams Founded 26 March 1981 [1] Dissolved 3 March 1988 Split from Labour Party ( de facto ) Merged into Liberal Democrats Headquarters 4 Cowley Street, London Ideology Centrism Social liberalism [2] [3] Political position Centre National affiliation SDP–Liberal Alliance European affiliation None International affiliation None European Parliament group Technical Group of Independents (1983–84) Colours Blue and red Politics of the United Kingdom Political parties Elections The Social Democratic Party ( SDP ) was a centrist political party in the United Kingdom. [4] The party supported a mixed economy (favouring a system similar to the German social market economy), electoral reform, European integration and a decentralized state ...