Sirène-class submarine (1901)

	Sirène, c. 1909
Class overview
Name	Sirène class
Builders	Arsenal de Cherbourg
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Narval
Succeeded by	Morse class
Completed	4
Scrapped	4
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Submarine
Displacement	157 t (155 long tons) (surfaced); 213 t (210 long tons) (submerged);
Length	32.5 m (106 ft 8 in) (o/a)
Beam	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Draft	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Installed power	1 × du Temple boiler; 250 ihp (190 kW) (steam engine); 100 bhp (75 kW) (electric motor);
Propulsion	1 × shaft; 1 × triple-expansion steam engine; 1 × electric motor;
Speed	9.75 knots (18.1 km/h; 11.2 mph) (surfaced); 5.6 knots (10.4 km/h; 6.4 mph) (submerged);
Range	500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced; 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 3.75 knots (6.9 km/h; 4.3 mph) submerged;
Complement	13
Armament	4 × external 450 mm (17.7 in) Drzewiecki drop collars

The Sirène class consisted of four submarines built for the French Navy during the first decade of the 20th century. They were stricken from the Navy List in November 1919.

Class overview
Sirène, c. 1909
Name	Sirène class
Builders	Arsenal de Cherbourg
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Narval
Succeeded by	Morse class
Completed	4
Scrapped	4
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Submarine
Displacement	157 t (155 long tons) (surfaced) 213 t (210 long tons) (submerged)
Length	32.5 m (106 ft 8 in) (o/a)
Beam	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Draft	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Installed power	1 × du Temple boiler 250 ihp (190 kW) (steam engine) 100 bhp (75 kW) (electric motor)
Propulsion	1 × shaft; 1 × triple-expansion steam engine 1 × electric motor
Speed	9.75 knots (18.1 km/h; 11.2 mph) (surfaced) 5.6 knots (10.4 km/h; 6.4 mph) (submerged)
Range	500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced 55 nmi (102 km; 63 mi) at 3.75 knots (6.9 km/h; 4.3 mph) submerged
Complement	13
Armament	4 × external 450 mm (17.7 in) Drzewiecki drop collars