Diane-class submarine (1930)

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Not to be confused with Diane-class submarine (1916).
Class overview
NameDiane class
Operators French Navy
Preceded by600 Series submarines
Succeeded byOrion class
Built1930–1933
In commission1931–1946
Completed9
Lost6
Scrapped3
General characteristics (as built)
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
Length64.4 m (211 ft 3 in)
Beam6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Installed power
  • 1,400 bhp (1,000 kW) (diesels)
  • 1,000 shp (750 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced)
  • 85 nmi (157 km; 98 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Complement41
Armament
  • 3 × 550 mm (21.7 in) bow torpedo tubes
  • 3 × 400 mm (15.7 in) external torpedo tubes
  • 1 × 76.2 mm (3.0 in) deck gun

The Diane-class submarines were a group of nine submarines built for the French Navy during the 1930s. Six boats were sunk during the Second World War and the others were sold for scrap in 1946.

Ships[edit]

SOURCES [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Ship Laid down Launched Commissioned Fate
Diane 4 January 1928 15 May 1930 1 September 1932 Scuttled 9 November 1942
Méduse 1 January 1928 26 August 1930 1 September 1932 Wrecked 10 November 1942
Antiope 28 December 1928 19 August 1930 12 October 1933 Stricken 26 April 1946
Amphitrite 8 August 1928 20 December 1930 8 June 1933 Sunk 8 November 1942
Amazone 14 January 1929 28 December 1931 12 October 1933 Stricken 26 April 1946
Orphée 22 August 1929 10 November 1931 8 June 1933 Stricken 15 April 1946
Oréade 15 August 1929 25 May 1932 14 December 1933 Sunk 8 November 1942
La Sibylle 10 January 1931 28 January 1932 22 December 1934 Missing 8 November 1942
La Psyché 26 December 1930 4 August 1932 23 December 1933 Sunk 8 November 1942

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Gardiner & Chesneau, p. 275
  2. ^ uboat.net FR Diane Accessed 27 April 2022
  3. ^ uboat.net FR Méduse Accessed 27 April 2022
  4. ^ uboat.net FR Antiope Accessed 27 April 2022
  5. ^ uboat.net FR Amphitrite Accessed 27 April 2022
  6. ^ uboat.net FR Amazone Accessed 27 April 2022
  7. ^ uboat.net FR Orphée Accessed 27 April 2022
  8. ^ uboat.net FR Oréade Accessed 27 April 2022
  9. ^ uboat.net FR La Sibylle Accessed 27 April 2022
  10. ^ uboat.net FR La Psyché Accessed 27 April 2022

Bibliography[edit]

  • Moulin, Jean (April–May 2022). "Les sous-marins type Antiope des budgets 1927, 1928, 1929" [The Antope-Class Submarines of the 1927, 1928, 1929 Budgets]. Navires & Histoire (in French) (130): 66–75. ISSN 1280-4290.
  • Roberts, John (1980). "France". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 255–279. ISBN 0-8317-0303-2.

External links[edit]

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