French cruisers, submarines, sloops and gunboats served far beyond home waters. The Casablanca command covered the area from Gibraltar towards Dakar and west to the Azores, Madeira, Canaries and Cape Verde. French forces also served in the Levant and Indochina. Vessels in the Indian Ocean and Pacific extended this worldwide naval presence.
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Overseas stations and patrol reach
French stations from Casablanca and Dakar to Indochina extended patrol and escort coverage.