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FRENCH NAVY (FRANCE)

SUBMARINES

NAÏADE submarines (1904 - 1905)

Anguille 1905

Names

Q015 Naïade

Q016 Protée

Q017 Perle

Q018 Esturgeon

Q019 Bonite

Q020 Thon

Q021 Souffleur

Q022 Dorade

Q023 Lynx

Q024 Ludion

Q025 Loutre

Q026 Castor

Q027 Phoque

Q028 Otarie

Q029 Méduse

Q030 Oursin

Q031 Grondin

Q032 Anguille

Q033 Alose

Q034 Truite

Builders

Arsenal de Cherbourg: Q15 Naïade, Q16 Protée, Q23 Lynx

Arsenal de Toulon: Q17 Perle, Q18 Esturgeon, Q19 Bonite, Q20 Thon, Q21 Souffleur, Q22 Dorade, Q24 Ludion, Q31 Grondin, Q32 Anguille, Q33 Alose, Q34 Truite

Arsenal de Rochefort: Q25 Loutre, Q26 Castor, Q27 Phoque, Q28 Otarie, Q29 Méduse, Q30 Oursin

Commissioned

1904: Q15 Naïade, Q16 Protée, Q17 Perle, Q18 Esturgeon, Q19 Bonite, Q20 Thon, Q21 Souffleur, Q22 Dorade, Q23 Lynx, Q24 Ludion, Q25 Loutre, Q26 Castor, Q27 Phoque, Q28 Otarie, Q29 Méduse

1905: Q30 Oursin, Q31 Grondin, Q32 Anguille, Q33 Alose, Q34 Truite

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1912: Q18 Esturgeon

1913: Q31 Grondin

5/1914: Q15 Naïade, Q16 Protée, Q17 Perle, Q19 Bonite, Q20 Thon, Q21 Souffleur, Q22 Dorade, Q23 Lynx, Q24 Ludion, Q25 Loutre, Q26 Castor, Q27 Phoque, Q28 Otarie, Q29 Méduse, Q30 Oursin, Q32 Anguille, Q33 Alose, Q34 Truite

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement normal, t

71 / 74

Length, m

23.7

Breadth, m

2.20

Draught, m

2.60

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 Panhard et Levassor bensoil engine / 1 electric motor

Power, h. p.

57 / 95

Max speed, kts

7.2 / 6

Fuel, t

bensoil 1

Endurance, nm(kts) 200(5.5) / 30(4.1)

Armament

2 - 450 TC

Complement 12
Diving depth operational, m 30

Project history: Single-hull steel submarines, designed by M Romazotti. Provided under the 1900 programme. Small radius of action. Estimated cost: 365,000 francs each.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Otarie 1905

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

© Ivan Gogin, 2014