Diane-class submarine (1916)

Daphné at anchor, 1920s
Class overview
Name	Diane
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Bellone class
Succeeded by	Dupuy de Lôme class
Built	1913–17
In service	1916–35
Completed	2
Lost	1
Scrapped	1
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	673 t (662 long tons) (surfaced) 901 t (887 long tons) (submerged)
Length	68 m (223 ft 1 in) ( o/a )
Beam	5.53 m (18 ft 2 in) (deep)
Draft	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	2 × 900  kW; 890 hp) diesel engines 2 × 700  kW; 690 hp) electric motors
Propulsion	2 shafts
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced) 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) (submerged)
Range	2,600 nmi (4,800 km; 3,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced) 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Complement	34 crew
Armament	2 × internal bow 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes 2 × external bow 450 mm torpedo tubes 2 × external stern 450 mm torpedo tubes 4 × single external 450 mm rotating torpedo launchers 1 × single 75 mm (3.0 in) Canon de 75 modèle 1897 deck gun (Daphné only)

The Diane class was a pair of submarines built for the French Navy during World War I.

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Bibliography

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