Joessel-class submarine

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Joessel-class submarine
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Joessel, 1913
Class overview
NameJoessel class
OperatorsCivil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy
Preceded by Armideclass
Succeeded by Lagrangeclass
Built1913 – 1920
Planned8
Completed2
Cancelled6
Retired2
General characteristics
Type Submarine
Displacement
Length74 m (242 ft 9 in)
Beam6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Draught3.62 m (11 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × diesel engines, 2,700 hp (2,013 kW)
  • 2 × electric motors, 1,640 hp (1,223 kW)
Speed
  • 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) (surfaced)
  • 11 knots (20 km/h) (submerged)
Range
  • 4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • 125 nautical miles (232 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) (submerged)
Complement47
Armament

The Joessel-class submarines were a class of two diesel-electric submarines built for the French Navy laid down before the start of World War I and completed after. They were built in the Arsenal de Cherbourg from 1913 to 1920, before entering the French Marine Nationale in 1920 and serving until 1936.

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Design

The Joessel class was ordered as part of the French fleet's 1914 program. The ships were designed by Jean Simonot, as a modification of his previous project, Gustave Zédé, using two Parsons steam turbines with a power of 2,000 hp (1,491 kW). During construction, though, the idea was abandoned and the ships were instead equipped with diesel engines. [1] [2] [3]

The submarines had a surfaced displacement of 870 long tons (884  t ) and a submerged displacement of 1,247 long tons (1,267 tonnes). The dimensions were 74 metres (242  feet 9  inches ) long, with a beam of 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in) and a draught of 3.62 m (11 ft 11 in). They had two shafts powered by two diesel engines built by Schneider-Carels for surface running with a combined total of 2,700 hp (2,013 kW) and two electric motors which together produced 1,640 horsepower (1,220 kilowatts ) for submerged propulsion. Their maximum speed was 16.5 knots (30.6 kilometres per hour ; 19.0 miles per hour ) on the surface and 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) while submerged with a surfaced range of 4,300 nautical miles (8,000 kilometres ; 4,900 miles ) at 10 knots (19 km/h) and a submerged range of 125 nautical miles (232 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h). Her complement was 47 men. [1] [Note 1] [2] [3]

The ships were armed with eight 450 mm torpedo tubes (four in the bow, two stern and two external trainable mounts), with a total of 10 torpedoes and two 75 mm (3.0 in) guns. [1] [2] [3]

Ships

Two Joessel-class submarines were built in the Arsenal de Cherbourg, France. The ships were laid down in November 1913, [1] launched between 1917 and 1919, and completed in 1920. Joessel received the pennant number Q 109, and Fulton, Q 110. It was planned to build six additional ships of this type, numbered Q 115 to Q 120, but the order was canceled in the course of World War I. [1] [2] [3]

Joessel-class submarines
NameLaid downLaunchedCompletedFate
Joessel November 191321 July 1917February 1920Stricken in May 1936. [3]
Fulton November 19131 April 1919July 1920Stricken in May 1936. [3]

Service

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Joessel

After completion, the ships were refitted: they received a new higher cylindrical conning tower, bridge and two periscopes of 7.5 m (at the conning tower) and 9.5 m (in the central operations room). [1] [2]

The ships served in the Atlantic until the early 1930s and were transferred to Indochina. They were stricken in May 1936. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Couhat gives 2 x 450 BHP diesels and 2 x 850 SHP electric motors

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Couhat, p. 158
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Gardiner, p. 211-212
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fontenoy, p. 88-89

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