French submarine Diane (1916)

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Sister ship Daphné underway, 1916–18
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Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svgFrance
NameDiane
Ordered12 November 1912
Builder Arsenal de Cherbourg
Laid down16 August 1913
Launched30 September 1916
Commissioned25 July 1917
Identification Pennant number: Q107
FateSunk 11 February 1918
General characteristics
Class and type Diane-class submarine
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

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

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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

Notes

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

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