Talk:O'Byrne-class submarine

Irish name
Am I the only one who thinks some explanation is in order for why the class boat for a class of French built and French commissioned warships has an Irish name?Toyokuni3 (talk) 15:34, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Yep but neither of the standard references (Couhat and Conway) explain names, there are a couple of French books which might :Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. I don't have them Lyndaship (talk) 16:24, 11 November 2018 (UTC)


 * No one looked hard enough. She was almost certainly named after Lieutenant Premiere Classe Gabriel O'Byrne, a descendant of one of the Irish 'Wild Geese' who had settled in France in the 18th century. O'Byrne had commanded the earlier French sub Curie. His vessel was captured in the Adriatic in late 1914 and he was grievously injured, dying of the long-term effects in 1917. Probably pulmonary, since the source says sea water got to the Curie's batteries, which, as I'm sure you know, causes the production of chlorine gas. see: https://dawlishchronicles.com/one-submarine-two-flags-and-two-heroes-ww1/Toyokuni3 (talk) 22:52, 11 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Someone else has added this information!! Toyokuni3 (talk) 23:15, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I don't know how to do this but I note that there is a separate article on the O'Byrne herself.Toyokuni3 (talk) 23:22, 11 November 2018 (UTC)