German emperor Wilhelm II condoled French ambassador with the loss of the submarine Vendémaire according to the Dutch newspaper Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad dated 11 June 1912

Dutch newspaper Nieuwsblad van het Noorden dated 11 June 1912

An item dated Berlin, Germany reported that the German emperor Wilhelm II condoled the French ambassador with the loss of the submarine Vendémaire.(1)

Note
1. Pennant Q59. Of the Pluviôse-class designed by Maxime Laubeuf. Ordered on 26 August 1905, laid down at Cherbourg, France on 8 October 1905, launched on 7 July 1910, commissioned on 4 February 1911 and sunk on 8 June 1912. Displacement 398 (surfaced)- 550 (submerged) tons and as dimensions 51,12 x 4,97 x 3,04 metres. Speed 12,30 (surfaced)-8 (submerged) knots. Diving depth 35 metres. Her crew numbered 25 men. The armament consisted of 1-45cm/17.7” bow torpedo tube and 4 external launching cradles and 8 torpedoes.