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Group of submarines built for the French navy during the 1930s From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diane-class submarines were a group of nine submarines built for the French Navy during the 1930s. Six boats were sunk during the Second World War and the others were sold for scrap in 1946.
Class overview | |
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Name | Diane class |
Operators | French Navy |
Preceded by | 600 Series submarines |
Succeeded by | Orion class |
Built | 1930–1933 |
In commission | 1931–1946 |
Completed | 9 |
Lost | 6 |
Scrapped | 3 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 64.4 m (211 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
Installed power | |
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Speed |
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Range |
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Complement | 41 |
Armament |
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SOURCES [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Ship | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Diane | 4 January 1928 | 15 May 1930 | 1 September 1932 | Scuttled 9 November 1942 |
Méduse | 1 January 1928 | 26 August 1930 | 1 September 1932 | Wrecked 10 November 1942 |
Antiope | 28 December 1928 | 19 August 1930 | 12 October 1933 | Stricken 26 April 1946 |
Amphitrite | 8 August 1928 | 20 December 1930 | 8 June 1933 | Sunk 8 November 1942 |
Amazone | 14 January 1929 | 28 December 1931 | 12 October 1933 | Stricken 26 April 1946 |
Orphée | 22 August 1929 | 10 November 1931 | 8 June 1933 | Stricken 15 April 1946 |
Oréade | 15 August 1929 | 25 May 1932 | 14 December 1933 | Sunk 8 November 1942 |
La Sibylle | 10 January 1931 | 28 January 1932 | 22 December 1934 | Missing 8 November 1942 |
La Psyché | 26 December 1930 | 4 August 1932 | 23 December 1933 | Sunk 8 November 1942 |
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