French submarine Amphitrite (1914)

The French submarine Amphitrite was the lead boat of the class of eight submarines built for the French Navy during the 1910s and completed during World War I.

A colorized postcard of sister ship Andromaque
History
France
Name: Amphitrite
Builder: Arsenal de Rochefort
Launched: 9 June 1914
Commissioned: 6 February 1918
Stricken: 24 July 1935
Identification: Pennant number: Q94
Fate: Sold for scrap,
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type: Amphitrite-class 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:

See also

Bibliography

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