Sirène Class Submarines |
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Class Overview |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
106' 8" (32.5m) |
Engines: |
1 Triple Expansion (Steam) 2 Electric motors |
Beam: |
12' 10" (3.9m) |
Boilers: |
1 |
Draft: |
8' 2" (2.5m) |
Shafts: |
1 |
Displacement: |
157 tons (surfaced) 213 tons (submerged) |
HP: |
250 (ihp) 100 (shp) |
Speed: |
9.75 knots (surfaced) 3.75 knots (submerged) |
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Crew: |
13 |
Range: |
600 NM (surfaced) 55 NM @ 3.75 knots (submerged) |
Torpedoes |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
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4 |
17.7" (450mm) |
External (Drzewiecki drop collar)
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Sirène Q-5 |
Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg, France |
May 4, 1901 |
Dec. 1901 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1919.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Triton Q-6 |
Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg, France |
July 13, 1901 |
Dec. 1901 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1919.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg, France |
Sept. 7, 1901 |
June 1902 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1919.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Silure Q-14 |
Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg, France |
Oct. 29, 1901 |
June 1902 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1919.
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Class Notes: |
According to sources, it took these submarines up to 6 minutes to submerge. |
Page published Jan. 5, 2019 |