French submarine Naïade (1902)

History
France
NameNaïade
NamesakeThe Naiads
Ordered3 April 1901
BuilderCherbourg Naval Dockyard
Laid down16 January 1902
Launched22 September 1902
Commissioned17 April 1905
Stricken21 May 1914
FateSold for scrap, 17 March 1921
General characteristics
Class & typeNaïade-class submarine
Displacement
  • 70.5 t (69.4 long tons), (surfaced)
  • 73.6 t (72.4 long tons) (submerged)
Length24 m (78 ft 9 in)
Beam2.26 m (7 ft 5 in)
Draft2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)
Installed power
  • 65 PS (64 bhp; 48 kW) (petrol engine)
  • 70 PS (69 bhp; 51 kW) (electric motor)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 7.2 knots (13.3 km/h; 8.3 mph) (surfaced)
  • 6 kn (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 200 nmi (370 km; 230 mi) at 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) (surfaced)
  • 30 nmi (56 km; 35 mi) at 4.1 kn (7.6 km/h; 4.7 mph) (submerged)
Test depth30 m (98 ft)
Complement9
Armament2 × single 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedoes in Drzewiecki drop collars

Naïade was the name ship of her class of 20 submarines built for the French Navy at the beginning of the 20th century. She was of the Romazotti type, and remained in service until just prior to the beginning of World War I in 1914.