French submarine Calypso (1907)

For other ships with the same name, see French submarine Calypso.
History
France
NameCalypso
NamesakeCalypso
BuilderArsenal de Toulon
Laid down1905
Launched24 October 1907
Completed5 August 1909
IdentificationPennant number: Q48
FateSunk in a collision, 7 July 1914
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeCircé-class submarine
Displacement
  • 361 t (355 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 498 t (490 long tons) (submerged)
Length47.13 m (154 ft 8 in) (o/a)
Beam4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Draft3.24 m (10 ft 8 in)
Installed power
  • 630 PS (463 kW; 621 bhp) (diesels)
  • 360 PS (265 kW; 355 bhp) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph) (surfaced, trials)
  • 7.3–7.7 knots (13.5–14.3 km/h; 8.4–8.9 mph) (submerged, trials)
Range
  • 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) (surfaced)
  • 76 nmi (141 km; 87 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) (submerged)
Complement2 officers and 20 crewmen
Armament6 × external 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo launchers (4 × fixed, 2 × Drzewiecki drop collars)

Calypso was one of two Circé-class submarines built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in the first decade of the 20th century.