French submarine Astrée (1915)

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History
France
NameAstrée
Ordered8 January 1912
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Laid down25 November 1912
Launched6 December 1915
Commissioned11 June 1918
Stricken9 November 1928
IdentificationBudget number: Q95
FateSold for scrap, 26 November 1930
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeAmphitrite-class submarine
Displacement
  • 452 t (445 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 609 t (599 long tons) (submerged)
Length54 m (177 ft 2 in) (p/p)
Beam5.83 m (19 ft 2 in) (deep)
Draft3.46 m (11 ft 4 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 12–13 knots (22–24 km/h; 14–15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 1,747 nmi (3,235 km; 2,010 mi) at 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) (surfaced)
  • 108 nmi (200 km; 124 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) (submerged)
Complement29
Armament

The French submarine Astrée was one of eight Amphitrite-class submarines built for the French Navy during the 1910s and completed during World War I. She was converted into a minelayer while under construction and completed in 1918. The boat saw little action during her deployment to the Adriatic Sea before the end of the war.