History | |
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France | |
Name | Marsouin |
Builder | Brest Arsenal |
Laid down | 4 November 1922 |
Launched | 27 December 1924 |
Commissioned | 7 September 1927 |
Fate | Escaped from Toulon on 27 November 1942 and joined the Free French Naval Forces; disarmed at Oran in April 1944, and stricken on 28 February 1946. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Requin-class submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 78.30 m (256 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 6.84 m (22 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 5.10 m (16 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range |
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Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
Complement | 51 men |
Armament |
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The French submarine Marsouin was a Requin-class submarine built for the French Navy in the mid-1920s. Laid down in November 1922, it was launched in December 1924 and commissioned in September 1927. It escaped from Toulon on 27 November 1942 and joined the Free French Naval Forces; it was later disarmed at Oran in April 1944, and stricken on 28 February 1946.[1][2][3]