Orion-class submarine

The Orion-class submarines were a class of two submarines built for the French Navy between 1928 and 1931.

Orion-class submarine
Class overview
Name: Orion class
Operators:  French Navy
Preceded by: Argonaute class
Succeeded by: Diane class
Built: 1928 - 1931
In service: 1932 - 1943
Planned: 2
Completed: 2
Retired: 2
General characteristics
Type: Submarine
Displacement:
Length: 67 m (219 ft 10 in)
Beam: 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × diesel engines, 1,400 hp (1,044 kW)
  • 2 × electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW)
Speed:
  • 14 knots (26 km/h) (surfaced)
  • 9 knots (17 km/h) (submerged)
Range:
  • 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • 82 nautical miles (152 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) (submerged)
Test depth: 80 m (260 ft)
Complement: 41 men
Armament:

Design

The Orion-class submarines were ordered in 1928 to a Loire-Simonot design. 67 m (219 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) and a draught of 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in), they could dive up to 80 m (260 ft). The submarines had a surfaced displacement of 558 tonnes (549 long tons) and a submerged displacement of 787 tonnes (775 long tons). Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two diesel engines with a total of 1,400 hp (1,044 kW) and two electric motors with a total of 1,000 hp (746 kW). The submarines' electrical propulsion allowed it to attain speeds of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) while submerged and 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) on the surface. Their surfaced range was 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) with a submerged range of 82 nautical miles (152 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h).[1][2][3][4]

Ships
Orion-class submarines
Name Ordered laid down launched commissioned fate
Orion 27 December 1927 9 July 1929 21 April 1931 5 July 1932 Scrapped for spare parts in 1944.[2]
Ondine 27 December 1927 30 August 1929 4 May 1931 5 July 1932 Scrapped for spare parts in 1944.[5]

[6]

References
  1. "Orion submarines (1932) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. "Q 165". 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.
  3. "Oron class Submarines - Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. "French submarines of World War II". naval-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  5. "Q 166". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. Smith, Gordon. "French Navy, World War 1". www.naval-history.net.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.