<prompt> Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakutanga kweHondo Yenyika Yechipiri Protée yakapiwa ku3rd Submarine Division, yakavakirwa paToulon, pamwe chete nehanzvadzi dzake, uye. Pakutanga kwaFebruary 1940 3rd Submarine Division yakatamiswa kwenguva pfupi kuCasablanca kuti iite chitarisiko cheCanary Islands, uko vaviri vengarava dzevatakuri veGermany vakanga varipo. Chikamu chezvikepe zvepasi pemvura chakazoendeswa kunhandare yeMediterranean musi wa 12 Kubvumbi, kutanga kuBizerte ipapo, pasina Fresnel, kuBeirut, pasi pesimba remutungamiriri weBritish mukuru muAlexandria. Protée akatora rutivi mumapurisa anoverengeka muDodecanese kusvikira kusayinwa kwechisimba pakati peFrance neGermany  <response>: 22 June 1940. Musi wa25 Chikumi, zuva rakatanga kushanda hondo, kaputeni we Protée haana kuteerera murayiro wekudzokera kuBeirut, uye panzvimbo pezvo akaenda kuAlexandria, achiva chikamu cheForce X. Kaputeni wacho akatsiurwa nekuda kwechiitiko ichi. 