Clorinde-class submarine

Cornélie (far fight) and Clorinde (far left) at Cherbourg, 1920
Class overview
NameClorinde
BuildersArsenal de Rochefort
Operators French Navy
Preceded byCharles Brun
Succeeded byGustave Zédé class
Built1911–1917
In service1916–1926
In commission1916–1926
Completed2
Scrapped2
General characteristics (as built)
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 422 t (415 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 574 t (565 long tons) (submerged)
Length53.95 m (177 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 diesels; 2 electric motors
Speed
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 1,240 nmi (2,300 km; 1,430 mi) at 10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph) (surfaced)
  • 104 nmi (193 km; 120 mi) at 5.2 knots (9.6 km/h; 6.0 mph) (submerged)
Complement27 crew
Armament

The Clorinde-class submarines consisted of two boats that were built for the French Navy in the 1910s. Completed in 1917 during World War I, they played a small role in the war.