French submarine Daphné (1915)

Daphné at anchor, 1920s
History
France
NameDaphné
Ordered12 November 1912
BuilderArsenal de Cherbourg
Laid down3 September 1913
Launched25 October 1915
CommissionedJuly 1916
Stricken24 July 1935
IdentificationBudget number: Q108
FateSold for scrap, 25 November 1936
General characteristics
Class & typeDiane-class submarine
Displacement
  • 673 t (662 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 901 t (887 long tons) (submerged)
Length68 m (223 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam5.53 m (18 ft 2 in) (deep)
Draft3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (surfaced)
  • 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced)
  • 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Complement34 crew
Armament
  • 2 × internal bow 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × external bow 450 mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 × external stern 450 mm torpedo tubes
  • 4 × single external 450 mm rotating torpedo launchers
  • 1 × single 75 mm (3 in) deck gun

Daphné was one of two Diane-class submarines built for the French Navy during World War I. Completed in 1917, she survived the war and was refitted in 1924–1925. The boat was sold for scrap on 25 November 1936.

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