Circé-class submarine (1925)

Class overview
NameCircé class
Operators French Navy
Built1925–1927
In commission1927–1940
Completed4
Lost4
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 615 tonnes (605 long tons) surfaced
  • 776 tonnes (764 long tons) submerged
Length64 m (210 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
Range3,500 mi (5,600 km) at 7.5 kn (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph)
Complement41
Armament

The Circé-class submarines were a sub-class of the 600 Series of submarines built for the French Navy prior to World War II. There were four vessels in the class, built to a Schneider-Laubeuf design. They were ordered in 1925 and completed by 1927.

The four boats of the Circé class saw action during the Second World War, from September 1939 until the French armistice in June 1940.