Sister ship Daphné underway, 1916–18 | |
History | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts |
Speed |
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Range |
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Complement | 34 crew |
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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]
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