French submarine Africaine (Q196)

Africaine (Q196) ("African"[1]) was an Aurore-class submarine of the French Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Africaine.
Model of Africaine
History
France
Name: Africaine
Namesake: "African"
Captured: by Germany in June 1940
Germany
Name: UF-1
Acquired: June 1940
France
Name: Africaine
Launched: 7 December 1946
Out of service: 1961
Stricken: Broken up on 28 February 1963
General characteristics
Class and type: Aurore-class submarine
Displacement:
  • 900 tonnes surfaced
  • 1170 tonnes submerged
Length: 73.5 m (241 ft)
Beam: 6.5 m (21 ft)
Draught: 4.2 m (14 ft)
Propulsion:
  • Diesel: 3000 shp (2237 KW)
  • 1400 shp (1044 KW) electrical
Speed:
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots submerged
Range:
  • 5,600 nmi (10,400 km; 6,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
  • 2,250 nmi (4,170 km; 2,590 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
  • 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth: 100 m (330 ft)
Armament:
  • 1 × 100 mm (3.9 in) deck gun
  • 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns
  • 9 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes

Still incomplete, the boat was captured by the Germans in June 1940 during World War II. She was renamed UF-1 on 13 May 1941 by the Kriegsmarine, but never completed during the German occupation of France.

The boat was recaptured, completed under her original name, and launched on 7 December 1946. Africaine was taken out of service in 1961 and was stricken on 28 February 1963 as Q334.

See also

Notes and references
  1. Africaine is the feminine form of "African".

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