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FRENCH NAVY (FRANCE)

SUBMARINES

S621 midget submarines (1945 / 1946)

S621 1946

Names

E18 S74, 1950- S621 (ex-U5074)

E19 S90, 1950- S622 (ex-U5090)

E20 S107, 1950- S623 (ex-U5107)

E21 S365, 1950- S624 (ex-U5365)

Builders

Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany: S621 - 623

Schichau, Elbing, Germany: S624

Commissioned

1 - 3.1945 // 1946: S621-624

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1954: S621, 622

1959: S623, 624

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement normal, t

14.9 / 17

Length, m

11.9

Breadth, m

1.68

Draught, m

1.52

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 Büssing-NAG diesel / 1 AEG electric motor

Power, h. p.

60 / 25

Max speed, kts

7.7 / 6

Fuel, t

diesel oil - 0.5

Endurance, nm(kts) 300(7) / 63(3)

Armament

2 - 533 TT (fwd amidships, 2)

Complement

2

Diving depth operational, m 50

Project history: ex-German submarines of XXVIIB series (Seehund type), received after war.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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

 

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