French submarine Bellone

Unidentified Bellone-class submarine underway at Toulon, 1914–1918
History
France
NameBellone
OrderedAugust 1912
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Laid down23 April 1913
Launched8 July 1914
Commissioned12 July 1917
Stricken27 August 1935
IdentificationBudget number: Q102
FateSold for scrap, 18 May 1936
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeBellone-class submarine
Displacement
  • 540 t (531 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 804 t (791 long tons) (submerged)
Length60 m (196 ft 10 in) (o/a)
Beam5.4 m (17 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (surfaced)
  • 8.2 knots (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 1,859 nmi (3,443 km; 2,139 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced)
  • 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Complement28 crew
Armament
  • 2 × internal bow 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × external stern 450 mm torpedo tubes
  • 4 × single 450 mm rotating torpedo launchers
  • 1 × single 75 mm (3 in) deck gun

Bellone was the lead ship of her class of three submarines built for the French Navy during World War I. Completed in 1917, she played only a minor role in the war.

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