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Sirène-class submarine (1901)

Sirène, c. 1909
Class overview
NameSirène class
BuildersArsenal de Cherbourg
Operators French Navy
Preceded byNarval
Succeeded byMorse class
Completed4
Scrapped4
General characteristics (as built)
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 157 t (155 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 213 t (210 long tons) (submerged)
Length32.5 m (106 ft 8 in) (o/a)
Beam3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Draft2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Installed power
  • 250 ihp (190 kW) (steam engines)
  • 100 bhp (75 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 9.75 knots (18.1 km/h; 11.2 mph) (surfaced)
  • 5.8 knots (10.7 km/h; 6.7 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
  • 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 3.75 knots (6.9 km/h; 4.3 mph) submerged
Complement13
Armament4 × external 450 mm (17.7 in) Drzewiecki drop collar

The Sirène-class submarines were a group of four submarines built for the French Navy during the first decade of the 20th century. They were stricken from the Navy List in November 1919.

Ships

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Ship Laid down Launched[1] Completed
Sirène (Q5) 4 May 1901
Triton (Q6) 13 July 1901
Espadon (Q13) 7 September 1901
Silure (Q14) 29 October 1901

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Gardiner & Gray, p. 207

Bibliography

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  • Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "France". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 283–333. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
  • Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
  • Garier, Gérard (n.d.). L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France [The Technical and Human Odyssey of the Submarine in France: From Plongeur (1863) to Guêpe (1904)] (in French). Vol. 1: Du Plongeur (1863) aux Guêpe (1904). Bourg-en-Bresse, France: Marines édition. ISBN 2-909675-19-X.((cite book)): CS1 maint: year (link)
  • 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.
  • Roberts, Stephen S. (2021). French Warships in the Age of Steam 1859–1914: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-4533-0.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). "Classement par types". Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 2, 1870 - 2006. Toulon: Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • Smigielski, Adam (1985). "France". In Gray, Randal (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 190–220. ISBN 0-87021-907-3.
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