 After the "Farfadet" accident and the recent British submarine disaster (June 1905), sailors began to refer to submarines as "iron tombs".On 6 July 1905, during a routine patrol "en route" from Sidi Abdallah to Bizerte, in Tunisia, "Farfadet" sank suddenly, taking 14 of her crew with her.Only two escaped, being on deck when the incident occurred.