French submarine Aréthuse (1916)

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History
France
NameAréthuse
Ordered8 January 1912
BuilderArsenal de Toulon
Laid down14 June 1912
Launched20 April 1916
Commissioned10 July 1916
Stricken8 March 1927
IdentificationBudget number: Q97
FateSold for scrap, 2 May 1929
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeAmphitrite-class submarine
Displacement
  • 418 t (411 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 614 t (604 long tons) (submerged)
Length54 m (177 ft 2 in) (p/p)
Beam5.41 m (17 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft3.46 m (11 ft 4 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 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
  • 785 nmi (1,454 km; 903 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Complement27
Armament

The French submarine Aréthuse was one of eight Amphitrite-class submarines built for the French Navy during the 1910s and completed during World War I. Completed in 1916, she served in the Adriatic Sea during the war and was sold for scrap in 1929.