Until 15 December 1970 , the ship , affectionately nicknamed " Tatave " , was active in the Mediterranean as a submarine tender . She accompanied submarines in a large number of manoeuvres and training cruises , and also took part in the operations at Suez in 1956 , transported relief supplies to Agadir after the 1960 earthquake , and took part in the evacuation of Bizerte in 1961
1960 earthquake
1960 Agadir earthquake
German submarine tender Saar