French submarine Saphir (1928)

For other ships with the same name, see French submarine Saphir.

sister ship Diamant, date unknown
History
France
NameSaphir
NamesakeSapphire
OperatorFrench Navy
BuilderArsenal de Toulon
Laid down25 May 1926
Launched20 December 1928
Commissioned30 September 1930
FateSeized by Axis forces 8 December 1942
Italy
NameFR 112
Acquired8 December 1942
FateCaptured and scuttled by German forces on 15 September 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeSaphir-class submarine
Displacement
  • 761 long tons (773 t) (surfaced)
  • 925 long tons (940 t) (submerged)
Length66 m (216 ft 6 in)
Beam7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Draught4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × diesel engines, 1,300 hp (969 kW)
  • 2 × electric motors, 1,100 hp (820 kW)
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h) (surfaced)
  • 9 knots (17 km/h) (submerged)
Range
  • 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h)
  • 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
  • 80 nautical miles (150 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) (submerged)
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Complement42
Armament

The French submarine Saphir was the lead ship of the Saphir-class submarines built for the French Navy in the mid-1930s. Laid down in May 1926, it was launched in December 1928 and commissioned in September 1930. Saphir was disarmed at Bizerte, Tunisia and renamed FR 112 after being captured there by Italian forces on 8 December 1942. Saphir was seized and scuttled by German forces at Naples, Italy on 15 September 1943.[1][2]

  1. ^ "FR Saphir of the French Navy – French submarine of the Saphir class – Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Q 145". sous-marin.france.pagesperso-orange.fr. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.