Orion-class submarine

*Orion*-class submarine
Class overview
Name	Orion class
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Argonaute class
Succeeded by	Diane class
Built	1928 - 1931
In service	1932 - 1943
Planned	2
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	558 long tons (567 t) (surfaced); 787 long tons (800 t) (submerged);
Length	67 m (219 ft 10 in)
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 1,400 hp (1,044 kW); 2 × electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW);
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h) (surfaced); 9 knots (17 km/h) (submerged);
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h); 82 nautical miles (152 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) (submerged);
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	41 men
Armament	6 × 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes; ; 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes; 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) gun M1; 1 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine gun; 2 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun;

The Orion-class submarines were a class of two submarines built for the French Navy between 1928 and 1931.

Class overview

Name	Orion class
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Argonaute class
Succeeded by	Diane class
Built	1928 - 1931
In service	1932 - 1943
Planned	2
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	558 long tons (567 t) (surfaced) 787 long tons (800 t) (submerged)
Length	67 m (219 ft 10 in)
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 1,400 hp (1,044 kW) 2 × electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW)
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h) (surfaced) 9 knots (17 km/h) (submerged)
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) 82 nautical miles (152 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) (submerged)
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	41 men
Armament	6 × 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) gun M1 1 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine gun 2 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun