French submarine Aréthuse (1916)

	A colorized postcard of sister ship Andromaque
History
France
Name:	Aréthuse
Builder:	Arsenal de Toulon
Launched:	20 April 1916
Commissioned:	10 July 1916
Stricken:	8 March 1927
Identification:	Pennant number: Q97
Fate:	Sold for scrap,
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type:	Amphitrite-class 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;

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.

Notes

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Garier, Gérard (2002). A l'épreuve de la Grande Guerre. L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France (in French). 3–2. Bourg-en-Bresse, France: Marines édition. ISBN 2-909675-81-5.
Garier, Gérard (2000). Des Clorinde (1912-1916) aux Diane (1912–1917). L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France (in French). 3–1. Bourg-en-Bresse, France: Marines édition. ISBN 2-909675-54-8.
Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). "Classement par types". Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 2, 1870 - 2006. Toulon: Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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