Argonaute-class submarine

Class overview
NameArgonaute-class
BuildersSchneider et Cie, Chalon sur Saône
Operators
Built1927–1935
In commission1932–1945
Completed5
Lost1
General characteristics [1]
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 630 tonnes (620 long tons) surfaced
  • 798 tonnes (785 long tons) submerged
Length63.4 m (208 ft)
Beam6.4 m (21 ft)
Draught4.24 m (13.9 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range
  • 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 82 nmi (152 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Complement41
Armament

The Argonaute class were a sub-class of the 600 Series submarines built for the French Navy prior to World War II. There were five vessels in the class, built to a Schneider-Laubeuf design. They were ordered in 1927 and completed by 1935.

  1. ^ Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London, UK: Conway Maritime Press. p. 274. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.