Sirène-class submarine (1901)

The Sirène-class submarines were a group of four submarines built for the French Navy during the first decade of the 20th century. They were stricken from the Navy List in November 1919.

Sirène, c. 1909
Class overview
Name: Sirène class
Builders: Arsenal de Cherbourg
Operators:  French Navy
Preceded by: Narval
Succeeded by: Morse class
Completed: 4
Scrapped: 4
General characteristics (as built)
Type: Submarine
Displacement:
  • 157 t (155 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 213 t (210 long tons) (submerged)
Length: 32.5 m (106 ft 8 in) (o/a)
Beam: 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Draft: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Installed power:
  • 250 ihp (190 kW) (steam engines)
  • 100 bhp (75 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion:
Speed:
  • 9.75 knots (18.1 km/h; 11.2 mph) (surfaced)
  • 5.8 knots (10.7 km/h; 6.7 mph) (submerged)
Range:
  • 500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
  • 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 3.75 knots (6.9 km/h; 4.3 mph) submerged
Complement: 13
Armament: 4 × external 450 mm (17.7 in) Drzewiecki drop collar

Ships

ShipLaid downLaunched[1]Completed
Sirène (Q5)4 May 1901
Triton (Q6)13 July 1901
Espadon (Q13)7 September 1901
Silure (Q14)29 October 1901

Notes

  1. Gardiner & Gray, p. 207

Bibliography

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  • Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
  • Garier, Gérard (2002). A l'épreuve de la Grande Guerre. L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France (in French). 3–2. Bourg-en-Bresse, France: Marines édition. ISBN 2-909675-81-5.
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