Amphitrite-class submarine

The Amphitrite class was a group of eight submarines built for the French Navy just before World War I and completed during the war.

A colorized postcard of Andromaque
Class overview
Name: Amphitrite
Operators:  French Navy
Preceded by: Gustave Zédé class
Succeeded by: Bellone class
Built: 1913–18
In service: 1915–35
Completed: 8
Lost: 1
Scrapped: 7
General characteristics (as built)
Type: Submarine
Displacement:
  • 424 t (417 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 614 t (604 long tons) (submerged)
Length: 53.95 m (177 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam: 5.41 m (17 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power:
Propulsion: 2 shafts
Speed:
  • 12–13 knots (22–24 km/h; 14–15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (submerged)
Range:
  • 1,300 nmi (2,400 km; 1,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced)
  • 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Test depth: 40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Complement: 27 crew
Armament:

Ships
NameBuilderLaunchedCompletedFate
Amphitrite (Q94)Arsenal de Rochefort9 June 19146 February 1918stricken, 24 July 1935
Astrée (Q95)Arsenal de Rochefort6 December 191511 June 1918stricken, 9 November 1928
Artémis (Q96)Arsenal de Toulon14 October 19148 May 1916stricken, 5 May 1927
Aréthuse (Q97)Arsenal de Toulon20 April 191610 July 1916stricken, 8 March 1927
Atalante (Q98)Arsenal de Toulon15 April 191522 December 1915stricken, 9 June 133
Amarante (Q99)Arsenal de Toulon11 November 191514 January 1918stricken, 3 February 1925
Ariane (Q100)Arsenal de Cherbourg5 September 191420 April 1916sunk, 19 June 1917
Andromaque (Q101)Arsenal de Cherbourg13 February 191522 June 1916stricken, 25 October 1926

See also

Bibliography
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