French submarine Clorinde

The French submarine Clorinde was the lead boat of the class of submarines built for the French Navy during the 1910s.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Clorinde.
History
France
Name: Clorinde
Builder: Arsenal de Rochefort
Launched: 2 October 1913
Commissioned: 17 September 1917
Stricken: 15 January 1926
Identification: Pennant number: Q90
Fate: Sold for scrap, 15 April 1927
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type: Clorinde-class submarine
Displacement:
  • 422 t (415 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 574 t (565 long tons) (submerged)
Length: 53.95 m (177 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam: 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft: 3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
Installed power:
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 2 diesels; 2 electric motors
Speed:
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) (submerged)
Range:
  • 1,440 nmi (2,670 km; 1,660 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced)
  • 104 nmi (193 km; 120 mi) at 5.2 knots (9.6 km/h; 6.0 mph) (submerged)
Test depth: 40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Complement: 27 crew
Armament:

See also

Notes

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