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FRENCH NAVY (FRANCE)

SUBMARINES

DELFIN submarines (1912 / 1916)

Delfin 1914

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Delfin (ex-Δελφίν [Delfin]) SC3   Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône 1909 1911 1912 // 12.1916 to Greece late 1918 (Δελφίν [Delfin])
Xifias (ex-Ξιφίας [Xifias]) SC4   Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône 1909 1912 1912 // 12.1916 to Greece late 1918 (Ξιφίας [Xifias])

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement normal, t

310 / 460

Length, m

50.0

Breadth, m

4.70

Draught, m

2.70

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Schneider diesels / 2 electric motors

Power, h. p.

720 / 460

Max speed, kts

13 / 8.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

5 - 450 TT (1 bow, 4 Drzewiecki drop-collars, 6)

Complement 24
Diving depth operational, m  

Project history: Greek submarines, seized by French navy and served under French flag.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: After Armistice both were returned to Greece.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

© Ivan Gogin, 2014