French submarine Diane (1916)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Diane.

Diane in 1918
History
France
Name	Diane
Ordered	12 November 1912
Builder	Arsenal de Cherbourg
Laid down	16 August 1913
Launched	30 September 1916
Commissioned	25 July 1917
Identification	Pennant number: Q107
Fate	Sunk 11 February 1918
General characteristics
Class and type	Diane-class submarine
Displacement	673 t (662 long tons) (surfaced) 901 t (887 long tons) (submerged)
Length	68 m (223 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.53 m (18 ft 2 in) (deep)
Draft	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	2 × 900  PS (660  kW; 890  hp) diesel engines 2 × 700  PS (510  kW; 690  hp) electric motors
Propulsion	2 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)
Complement	34 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

The French submarine Diane was the lead boat of the class of two submarines built for the French Navy during World War I.

On 11 February 1918, Diane suffered an internal explosion in the Bay of Biscay off La Pallice, Vendée, France, and sank with the loss of her entire crew of 43. ^[1]

See also

• List of submarines of France

Notes

1. "French Navy". Naval History. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

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