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FRENCH NAVY (FRANCE)

SUBMARINES

FRANÇAIS submarines (1902)

Français 1902

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Français Q011 Q5 Arsenal de Cherbourg 1900 29.1.1901 1902 stricken 5.1914
Algerien Q012 Q6 Arsenal de Cherbourg 1900 25.4.1901 1902 stricken 5.1914

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement normal, t

147 / 160

Length, m

36.7

Breadth, m

2.70

Draught, m

2.80

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 electric motor

Power, h. p.

307

Max speed, kts

10.1 / 8.3

Fuel, t

battery only

Endurance, nm(kts) 135(6) / 97(4.3)

Armament

1 - 450 TT (bow), 2 - 450 TC

Complement 13
Diving depth operational, m 30

Project history: Single-hull steel submarines designed by M Romazotti. Built by national subscription organised by the newspaper 'Le Matin' at the time of the 1899 Fashoda dispute. Initial cost was £32,972 each.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Algerien

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

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