Editing French submarine Surcouf (section)

===Free French Naval Forces===
By August 1940, the British completed ''Surcouf''{{'}}s refit and turned her over to the [[Free French Naval Forces]] (''Forces Navales Françaises Libres'', FNFL) for convoy patrol. The only officer not repatriated from the original crew, Frigate Captain Georges Louis Blaison, became the new commanding officer. Because of Anglo-French tensions with regard to the submarine, accusations were made by each side that the other was spying for [[Vichy France]]; the British also claimed ''Surcouf'' was attacking British ships. Later, a British officer and two sailors were put aboard for "liaison" purposes. One real drawback was she required a crew of 110–130 men, which represented three crews of more conventional submarines. This led to Royal Navy reluctance to recommission her.

''Surcouf'' then went to the Canadian base at [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]] and escorted trans-Atlantic convoys. In April 1941, she was damaged by a German plane at Devonport.<ref name=Netmarine-Histoire/>

On 28 July, ''Surcouf'' went to the [[Portsmouth Naval Shipyard|United States Naval Shipyard]] at Kittery, Maine for a three-month refit.<ref name =Netmarine-Main/>

After leaving the shipyard, ''Surcouf'' went to [[New London, Connecticut]], perhaps to receive additional training for her crew.  ''Surcouf'' left New London on 27 November to return to Halifax.