Amphitrite-class submarine

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Class overview
NameAmphitrite
Operators French Navy
Preceded byGustave Zédé class
Succeeded byBellone class
Built1913–18
In service1915–35
Completed8
Lost1
Scrapped7
General characteristics (as built)
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 424 t (417 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 614 t (604 long tons) (submerged)
Length53.95 m (177 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam5.41 m (17 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 12–13 knots (22–24 km/h; 14–15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 1,300 nmi (2,400 km; 1,500 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)
Test depth40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Complement27 crew
Armament

The Amphitrite class was a group of eight submarines built for the French Navy just before World War I and completed during the war.