Unidentified Bellone-class submarine underway at Toulon, 1914–18
History
France
NameGorgone
Ordered1 January 1913
BuilderArsenal de Toulon
Laid down2 June 1913
Launched23 November 1915
Commissioned12 October 1916
Stricken24 July 1935
IdentificationPennant number: Q104
FateSold for scrap,
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeBellone-class submarine
Displacement
  • 540 t (531 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 804 t (791 long tons) (submerged)
Length60.6 m (198 ft 10 in) (o/a)
Beam5.4 m (17 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft3.41 m (11 ft 2 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 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)
Test depth50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement28 crew
Armament

The French submarine Gorgone was one of three Bellone-class submarines built for the French Navy during World War I and completed in 1916.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Neeser, Robert W. (28 June 1919). "War-Time Construction in the French Naval Arsenals". Scientific American. p. 698. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

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