French submarine Vendémiaire
 Vendémiaire raising steam on the surface
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| History | |
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| Name | Vendémiaire |
| Namesake | Vendémiaire |
| Builder | Arsenal de Cherbourg |
| Laid down | 1906 |
| Launched | 7 July 1910 |
| Commissioned | 4 February 1911 |
| Fate | Sunk in collision 8 June 1912 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 51.12 m (167 ft 9 in) ( o/a ) |
| Beam | 4.96 m (16 ft 3 in) |
| Draft | 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) |
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| Complement | 2 officers and 23 crewmen |
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Vendémiaire was a
Casquets in the English Channel
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Design and description
The Pluviôse class were built as part of the French Navy's 1905 building program to a double-hull design by Maxime Laubeuf.[1] The submarines displaced 404 metric tons (398 long tons) surfaced and 553 metric tons (544 long tons) submerged. They had an overall length of 51.12 meters (167 ft 9 in), a beam of 4.96 meters (16 ft 3 in), and a draft of 3.15 meters (10 ft 4 in). Their crew numbered 2 officers and 23 enlisted men.[2]
For surface running, the boats were powered by two 350-
Du Temple boilers. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 230-metric-horsepower (227 bhp; 169 kW) electric motor.[3] On the surface they were designed to reach a maximum speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) and 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) underwater.[1] The submarines had a surface endurance of 865 nautical miles (1,602 km; 995 mi) at 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) and a submerged endurance of 70 nmi (130 km; 81 mi) at 2.8 knots (5.2 km/h; 3.2 mph).[4]
The first six boats completed were armed with a single 450-millimeter (17.7 in) internal bow
traverse 150 degrees to each side of the boat. The Pluviôse-class submarines carried eight torpedoes.[5]
Construction and career
Vendémiaire, named after the
Vendémiaire sank with the loss of her entire crew of 24 on 8 June 1912 after colliding with the
Notes
- ^ a b Gardiner & Gray, p. 209
- ^ Garier 1998, pp. 51, 54, 56, 65
- ^ Garier 1998, pp. 56–59
- ^ Garier 1998, p. 67
- ^ Garier 1998, pp. 59–60
- ^ Couhat, p. 140; Garier 1998, p. 49
- ^ d'Ausson, p. 6
- ^ "Le submersible Vendémiaire a heurté le cuirassé Saint-Louis". Le Petit Journal (in French). 9 June 1912. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
Bibliography
- d'Ausson, Enseigne de Vaisseau de la Loge (1978). "French Battleship St. Louis". F. P. D. S. Newsletter. VI (1). Akron, Ohio: F. P. D. S.: 6–7. OCLC 41554533.
- Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Garier, Gérard (2002). A l'épreuve de la Grande Guerre. L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France (in French). Vol. 3–2. Bourg-en-Bresse, France: Marines édition. ISBN 2-909675-81-5.
- Garier, Gérard (1998). Des Émeraude (1905-1906) au Charles Brun (1908–1933). L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France (in French). Vol. 2. Bourg-en-Bresse, France: Marines édition. ISBN 2-909675-34-3.
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