Editing French submarine Surcouf (section)

===Legacy===
{{location map|Caribbean|lat_deg=10.67|lon_deg=-79.53|relief=1|caption=Possible site of the ''Surcouf''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sinking, if she collided with the ''Thompson Lykes''.|align=left}}
As no one has officially dived or verified the wreck of ''Surcouf'', her location is unknown. If one assumes the ''Thompson Lykes'' incident was indeed the event of ''Surcouf's'' sinking, then the wreck would lie {{convert|3000|m|ft|abbr=on}} deep at {{coord|10|40|N|79|32|W|display=inline,title}}.<ref name=Netmarine-Main/>

A monument commemorates the loss in the port of [[Cherbourg]] in Normandy, France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/FrenchSubmarineSurcoufthe.html|title=Ahoy - Mac's Web Log - French Submarine Surcouf, the World's largest Submarine before WW2. Her mysterious disappearance in February of 1942}}</ref> The loss is also commemorated by the Free French Memorial on [[Lyle Hill]] in Greenock, Scotland.<ref name="Inverclyde War Memorials">{{cite web | title=War Memorials | website=Inverclyde Council | url=https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/community-life-and-leisure/heritage-services/watt-library/family-history/war-memorials | quote=A la memoire du Capitaine de frigate Blaison, des officiers et de l'equipage du sous-marin Surcouf perdu dans l'Atlantique Fevrier 1942 | access-date=18 February 2020 | archive-date=7 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407024748/https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/community-life-and-leisure/heritage-services/watt-library/family-history/war-memorials | url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Scale model of Surcouf-MnM 31 MG 16-IMG 6248-white.jpg|thumb|Model of ''Surcouf'' in Paris.]]
As there is no conclusive confirmation that ''Thompson Lykes'' collided with ''Surcouf'', and her wreck has yet to be discovered, there are alternative stories of her fate. [[James Rusbridger]] examined some of these theories in his book ''Who Sank Surcouf?'', finding them all easily dismissible except one: the records of the [[6th Operations Group|6th Heavy Bomber Group]] operating out of Panama show them sinking a large submarine the morning of 19 February. Since no German submarine was lost in the area on that date, she could have been ''Surcouf''. He suggested the collision had damaged ''Surcouf''{{'}}s radio and the stricken boat limped towards Panama hoping for the best.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rusbridger |first=James |author-link=James Rusbridger |title=Who Sank the "Surcouf"?: The Truth About the Disappearance of the Pride of the French Navy |year=1991 |publisher=Ebury Press |isbn=0-7126-3975-6 }}{{page needed|date=July 2013}}</ref>

A conspiracy theory, based on no significant evidence, held that the ''Surcouf'', during her stationing at New London in late 1941, had been caught treacherously supplying a German U-boat in Long Island Sound, pursued by the American training subs ''[[USS Marlin (SS-205)|Marlin]]'' and ''[[USS Mackerel (SS-204)|Mackerel]]'' out of New London, and sunk. The rumor circulated into the early 21st century, but is false since the ''Surcouf''{{'}}s later movements south are well documented.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theday.com/article/20161120/NWS01/161129931 |title=French sub's visit to New London launched conspiracy theory |author=John Ruddy  |date=November 20, 2016 |work=The [New London] Day |accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref>