French submarine Diane (1916)

Diane in 1918
History
France
NameDiane
Ordered12 November 1912
BuilderArsenal de Cherbourg
Laid down16 March 1913
Launched30 September 1916
Commissioned31 March 1917
IdentificationBudget number: Q107
FateSunk by explosion, 11 February 1918
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)
  • 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 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

The French submarine Diane was the name boat of her class of two submarines built for the French Navy during World War I. Completed in 1917, the boat suffered an internal explosion in the Bay of Biscay off La Pallice, France, and sank with the loss of her entire crew of 43 in February 1918.

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