Diane-class submarine (1916)

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DaphneAtAnchor.jpeg
Daphné at anchor, 1920s
Class overview
NameDiane
OperatorsCivil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy
Preceded by Belloneclass
Succeeded by Dupuy de Lômeclass
Built1913–17
In service1916–35
Completed2
Lost1
Scrapped1
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 673 t (662 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 901 t (887 long tons) (submerged)
Length68 m (223 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam5.53 m (18 ft 2 in) (deep)
Draft3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced)
  • 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 2,600  nmi (4,800 km; 3,000 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)
Complement34 crew
Armament
  • 2 × internal bow 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × external bow 450 mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 × external stern 450 mm torpedo tubes
  • 4 × single external 450 mm rotating torpedo launchers
  • 1 × single 75 mm (3.0 in) Canon de 75 modèle 1897 deck gun (Daphné only)

The Diane class was a pair of submarines built for the French Navy during World War I.

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