French submarine Diamant (1933)

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History
France
NameDiamant
NamesakeDiamond
OperatorFrench Navy
BuilderArsenal de Toulon
Laid down21 July 1930
Launched18 May 1933
Commissioned21 June 1934
FateScuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by German forces, then refloated by the Italians on 29 March 1943. Bombed and sunk at Toulon by Allied aircraft on 22 June 1944.
General characteristics
Class and typeSaphir-class submarine
Displacement
  • 761 long tons (773 t) (surfaced)
  • 925 long tons (940 t) (submerged)
Length66 m (216 ft 6 in)
Beam7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Draught4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × diesel engines, 1,300 hp (969 kW)
  • 2 × electric motors, 1,100 hp (820 kW)
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h) (surfaced)
  • 9 knots (17 km/h) (submerged)
Range
  • 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h)
  • 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
  • 80 nautical miles (150 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) (submerged)
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Complement42 men
Armament

The French submarine Diamant was a Saphir-class submarine built for the French Navy in the mid-1930s. Laid down in July 1930, it was launched in May 1933 and commissioned in June 1934. Diamant was scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by German forces, then refloated by Italian forces on 29 March 1943. On 22 June 1944, Diamant was bombed and sunk at Toulon by Allied aircraft.[1][2]

  1. ^ "FR Diamant of the French Navy – French submarine of the Saphir class – Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Q 173". sous-marin.france.pagesperso-orange.fr. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.