French submarine Argonaute (S636)

Argonaute on display in Paris
History
France
Name	Argonaute
Namesake	Argonauts
Ordered	1953
Builder	Arsenal de Cherbourg, Cherbourg, France
Laid down	March 1955
Launched	29 June 1957
Decommissioned	31 July 1982
Identification	Pennant number: S 636
Status	Museum ship
General characteristics
Class and type	Aréthuse-class submarine
Displacement	552 t (543 long tons) surfaced 680 t (669 long tons) submerged
Length	49.6 m (162 ft 9 in)
Beam	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Draught	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	1 shaft 2 × 12-cylinder SEMT Pielstick diesel engines 790 kW (1,060 bhp) 1 electric motor 970 kW (1,300 hp)
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) surfaced 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) submerged
Complement	40
Sensors and processing systems	DUUA I sonar
Armament	4 × 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes (8 torpedoes carried)

Argonaute (S 636) is an Aréthuse-class submarine, and the fourth ship of the French Navy (French: Marine Nationale) to bear the name. Launched on 29 June 1957, the submarine served as flagship within the Toulon submarine squadron. Argonaute was decommissioned on 31 July 1982. The vessel was converted to a museum ship in 1989 and located in Paris.