French submarine Argonaute (NN6)

History
France
Name	Argonaute
Namesake	A member of the Argonauts, a band of heroes in Greek mythology
Builder	Chantiers Schneider et Cie, Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Laid down	19 December 1927
Launched	23 May 1929
Commissioned	1 June 1932
Fate	Sunk 8 November 1942
General characteristics [1]
Type	Submarine
Displacement	630 tonnes (620 long tons) surfaced 798 tonnes (785 long tons) submerged
Length	63.4 m (208 ft)
Beam	6.4 m (21 ft)
Draught	4.24 m (13.9 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Schneider-Carel diesel engines, 1,300 bhp (969 kW) 2 × electric motors, 1,000 shp (746 kW) 2 shafts
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 depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	41
Armament	6 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes 1 × 75 mm (3 in) deck gun 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun

Argonaute (NN6) was an Argonaute-class submarine commissioned into service in the French Navy in 1932. She saw service in World War II, first on the side of the Allies from September 1939 to June 1940, then in the forces of Vichy France. She was sunk in November 1942.