French submarine Clorinde

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

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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