German submarine tender Saar

	Saar and the submarines U-8, U-9, U-10 and U-11 in 1936.
History
Nazi Germany
Name	Saar
Namesake	Saar
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Laid down	19 September 1933
Launched	5 April 1934
Commissioned	1 October 1934
Decommissioned	May 1945
Fate	Captured by United States, May 1945; Transferred to France, 1947;
France
Name	Gustave Zédé
Commissioned	17 January 1948
Decommissioned	15 February 1971
Identification	A641/Q481
Fate	Sunk as target 26 February 1976
General characteristics
Type	Submarine tender
Displacement	3,250 metric tons of loaded displacement; 2,710 metric tons of standard displacement;
Length	100.5 m (329 ft 9 in) o/a; 99.8 m (327 ft 5 in) w/l;
Beam	13.55 m (44 ft 5 in)
Draught	4.63 m (15 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × Krupp 8-cylinder diesel engines
Speed	18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph)
Complement	232
Armament	1933:; 3 × 10.5 cm (4 in) SK C/24 guns; 2 × single 2 cm Flak 30 anti-aircraft guns; 1944:; 3 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 guns; 2 × single 3.7 cm M42U AA guns; 3 × single 2 cm Flak 38 AA guns; 1948:; 3 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 guns; 2 × single Bofors 40 mm AA guns; 1 × quadruple Oerlikon 20 mm cannon; 1952:; 3 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 guns; 4 × single Bofors 40 mm AA guns; 1 × quadruple Oerlikon 20 mm cannon;

Saar was the first purpose-built submarine tender of the German Kriegsmarine, and served throughout World War II. She later served in the post-war French Navy as Gustave Zédé.

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