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

ShipLaid downLaunched[1]Completed
Sirène (Q5)4 May 1901
Triton (Q6)13 July 1901
Espadon (Q13)7 September 1901
Silure (Q14)29 October 1901

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Gardiner & Gray, p. 207

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