Engineering:Orion-class submarine
Class overview | |
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Name: | Orion class |
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Preceded by: | Argonaute class |
Succeeded by: | Diane class |
Built: | 1928 - 1931 |
In service: | 1932 - 1943 |
Planned: | 2 |
Completed: | 2 |
Retired: | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Submarine |
Displacement: | |
Length: | 67 m (219 ft 10 in) |
Beam: | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
Draught: | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
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Test depth: | 80 m (260 ft) |
Complement: | 41 men |
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The Orion-class submarines were a class of two submarines built for the French Navy between 1928 and 1931.
Design
The Orion-class submarines were ordered in 1928 to a Loire-Simonot design. 67 m (219 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) and a draught of 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in), they could dive up to 80 m (260 ft). The submarines had a surfaced displacement of 558 long tons (567 t) and a submerged displacement of 787 long tons (800 t). Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two diesel engines with a total of 1,400 hp (1,044 kW) and two electric motors with a total of 1,000 hp (746 kW). The submarines' electrical propulsion allowed it to attain speeds of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) while submerged and 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) on the surface. Their surfaced range was 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) with a submerged range of 82 nautical miles (152 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h).[1][2][3]
Ships
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "Q 165". 29 October 2013. http://sous-marin.france.pagesperso-orange.fr/Q165.htm.
- ↑ "Oron class Submarines - Allied Warships of WWII". https://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/class/300.html.
- ↑ "French submarines of World War II". http://www.naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/France/french-submarines-of-ww2.
- ↑ "Q 166". 4 March 2016. http://sous-marin.france.pagesperso-orange.fr/Q166.htm.
- ↑ Smith, Gordon. "French Navy, World War 1". http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyFrench.htm.
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