French submarine Diane (1916)

The French submarine Diane was the lead boat of the class of two submarines built for the French Navy during World War I.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Diane.
Sister ship Daphné underway, 1916–18
History
France
NameDiane
Ordered12 November 1912
BuilderArsenal de Cherbourg
Laid down16 August 1913
Launched30 September 1916
Commissioned25 July 1917
IdentificationPennant number: Q107
FateSunk 11 February 1918
General characteristics
Class and 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
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced)
  • 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 2,600 nmi (4,800 km; 3,000 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

On 11 February 1918, Diane suffered an internal explosion in the Bay of Biscay off La Pallice, Vendée, France, and sank with the loss of her entire crew of 43.[1]

See also

Notes
  1. "French Navy". Naval History. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

Bibliography
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