Sirène Class Submarines
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)
Crew:
13
Range:
600 NM (surfaced)
55 NM @ 3.75 knots (submerged)


Torpedoes
Number Carried
Type
Arrangement
4
17.7" (450mm)
External (Drzewiecki drop collar)


Name
Builder
Launched
Completed
Sirène Q-5
Arsenal de Cherbourg
Cherbourg, France

May 4, 1901
Dec. 1901
Fate
Scrapped after 1919.
Name
Builder
Launched
Completed
Triton Q-6
Arsenal de Cherbourg
Cherbourg, France

July 13, 1901
Dec. 1901
Fate
Scrapped after 1919.
Name
Builder
Launched
Completed
Arsenal de Cherbourg
Cherbourg, France

Sept. 7, 1901
June 1902
Fate
Scrapped after 1919.
Name
Builder
Launched
Completed
Silure Q-14
Arsenal de Cherbourg
Cherbourg, France

Oct. 29, 1901
June 1902
Fate
Scrapped after 1919.
   
Class Notes:
According to sources, it took these submarines up to 6 minutes to submerge.


Page published Jan. 5, 2019