Daphné at anchor, 1920s
Class overview
NameDiane
Operators French Navy
Preceded byBellone class
Succeeded byDupuy de Lôme class
Built1913–17
In service1916–35
Completed2
Lost1
Scrapped1
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 673 t (662 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 901 t (887 long tons) (submerged)
Length68 m (223 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam5.53 m (18 ft 2 in) (deep)
Draft3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced)
  • 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 2,600 nmi (4,800 km; 3,000 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)
Complement34 crew
Armament
  • 2 × internal bow 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × external bow 450 mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 × external stern 450 mm torpedo tubes
  • 4 × single external 450 mm rotating torpedo launchers
  • 1 × single 75 mm (3.0 in) Canon de 75 modèle 1897 deck gun (Daphné only)

The Diane class was a pair of submarines built for the French Navy during World War I.

Ships

Notes

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