Amphitrite-class submarine

The Amphitrite class was a group of eight submarines built for the French Navy just before World War I and completed during the war.

A colorized postcard of Andromaque
Class overview
Name	Amphitrite
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Gustave Zédé class
Succeeded by	Bellone class
Built	1913–18
In service	1915–35
Completed	8
Lost	1
Scrapped	7
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Submarine
Displacement	424 t (417 long tons) (surfaced) 614 t (604 long tons) (submerged)
Length	53.95 m (177 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.41 m (17 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft	3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power	2 650 PS (480 kW; 640 hp) diesel engines 2 350 PS (260 kW; 350 hp) electric motors
Propulsion	2 shafts
Speed	12–13 knots (22–24 km/h; 14–15 mph) (surfaced) 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (submerged)
Range	1,300 nmi (2,400 km; 1,500 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 depth	40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Complement	27 crew
Armament	2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) external torpedo launchers 6 × single 450 mm Drzewiecki drop collars 1 × 75 mm (3.0 in) OR 1 × 47 mm (1.9 in) Hotchkiss deck gun

Ships

Name	Builder	Launched	Completed	Fate
Amphitrite (Q94)	Arsenal de Rochefort	9 June 1914	6 February 1918	stricken, 24 July 1935
Astrée (Q95)	Arsenal de Rochefort	6 December 1915	11 June 1918	stricken, 9 November 1928
Artémis (Q96)	Arsenal de Toulon	14 October 1914	8 May 1916	stricken, 5 May 1927
Aréthuse (Q97)	Arsenal de Toulon	20 April 1916	10 July 1916	stricken, 8 March 1927
Atalante (Q98)	Arsenal de Toulon	15 April 1915	22 December 1915	stricken, 9 June 133
Amarante (Q99)	Arsenal de Toulon	11 November 1915	14 January 1918	stricken, 3 February 1925
Ariane (Q100)	Arsenal de Cherbourg	5 September 1914	20 April 1916	sunk, 19 June 1917
Andromaque (Q101)	Arsenal de Cherbourg	13 February 1915	22 June 1916	stricken, 25 October 1926

See also

• List of submarines of France

Bibliography

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• Garier, Gérard (2000). Des Clorinde (1912-1916) aux Diane (1912–1917). L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France (in French). Vol. 3–1. Bourg-en-Bresse, France: Marines édition. ISBN 2-909675-54-8.
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