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Names |
Guêpe 1 (Q049) Guêpe 2 (Q050) |
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Builders |
Arsenal de Cherbourg: Guêpe 1, 2 |
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Commissioned |
none |
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Losses |
none |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
none |
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Displacement standard, t |
|
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Displacement normal, t |
45 / 50 |
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Length, m |
20.5 |
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Breadth, m |
2.10 |
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Draught, m |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 diesel |
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Power, h. p. |
240 |
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Max speed, kts |
10.5 / 9 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 128(10.5) / 80(6) |
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Armament |
2 - 450 TC (Drzewiecki drop-collar) |
| Complement | 7 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 20 |
Project history: Single-hull submarines designed by M Petithomme. Ten planned in the 1904 programme (first 4 have been built in Cherbourg, 3 in Rochefort and last 3 in Toulon), but only first two were ordered on 8 October 1904 and laid down. Construction stopped in March 1908. Numbers Q 51-Q 58, reserved for Guêpe 3 to Guêpe 10, were assigned later lo the Pluviôse class (1905 programme).
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014