French 600 Series submarines

	Doris of the Circé class
Class overview
Name	600 Series
Operators	French Navy
Subclasses	(600 series):; Sirène class; Ariane class; Circé class; (630 series) :; Orion class; Diane class; Argonaute class;
Built	1923–1933
In commission	1927–1945
Completed	28
Lost	18
Retired	10
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	609–651 tonnes (599–641 long tons) surfaced; 757–822 tonnes (745–809 long tons) submerged;
Length	62.4–65.9 m (204 ft 9 in – 216 ft 2 in)
Beam	4.9–5.4 m (16 ft 1 in – 17 ft 9 in)
Draught	6.0–4.3 m (19 ft 8 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × diesel 1,200–1,420 hp (0.89–1.06 MW); 2 × electric 1,000 hp (0.75 MW);
Speed	13.5–14 knots (25.0–25.9 km/h; 15.5–16.1 mph) surfaced; 7.5–9 knots (13.9–16.7 km/h; 8.6–10.4 mph) submerged;
Range	3,500–4,000 nmi (6,500–7,400 km) surfaced; 75–82 nmi (139–152 km) submerged;
Complement	41
Armament	7 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes; 1 × 75–100 mm (3.0–3.9 in) deck gun; 1 × twin 8 mm (0.31 in) machine guns;

The French 600 Series submarines were a series of submarine classes built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) during the Inter war years.

Class overview
Doris of the Circé class
Name	600 Series
Operators	French Navy
Subclasses	(600 series): Sirène class Ariane class Circé class (630 series) : Orion class Diane class Argonaute class
Built	1923–1933
In commission	1927–1945
Completed	28
Lost	18
Retired	10
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	609–651 tonnes (599–641 long tons) surfaced 757–822 tonnes (745–809 long tons) submerged
Length	62.4–65.9 m (204 ft 9 in – 216 ft 2 in)
Beam	4.9–5.4 m (16 ft 1 in – 17 ft 9 in)
Draught	6.0–4.3 m (19 ft 8 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × diesel 1,200–1,420 hp (0.89–1.06 MW) 2 × electric 1,000 hp (0.75 MW)
Speed	13.5–14 knots (25.0–25.9 km/h; 15.5–16.1 mph) surfaced 7.5–9 knots (13.9–16.7 km/h; 8.6–10.4 mph) submerged
Range	3,500–4,000 nmi (6,500–7,400 km) surfaced 75–82 nmi (139–152 km) submerged
Complement	41
Armament	7 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes 1 × 75–100 mm (3.0–3.9 in) deck gun 1 × twin 8 mm (0.31 in) machine guns