French submarine Amphitrite (1914)

The French submarine Amphitrite was the lead boat of the class of eight submarines built for the French Navy during the 1910s and completed during World War I.

A colorized postcard of sister ship Andromaque
History
France
NameAmphitrite
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Launched9 June 1914
Commissioned6 February 1918
Stricken24 July 1935
IdentificationPennant number: Q94
FateSold for scrap,
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeAmphitrite-class submarine
Displacement
  • 424 t (417 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 614 t (604 long tons) (submerged)
Length53.95 m (177 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam5.41 m (17 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 12–13 knots (22–24 km/h; 14–15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 1,300 nmi (2,400 km; 1,500 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)
Test depth40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Complement27 crew
Armament

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Bibliography

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  • Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
  • Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
  • Garier, Gérard (2002). A l'épreuve de la Grande Guerre. L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France (in French). Vol. 3–2. Bourg-en-Bresse, France: Marines édition. ISBN 2-909675-81-5.
  • Garier, Gérard (2000). Des Clorinde (1912-1916) aux Diane (1912–1917). L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France (in French). Vol. 3–1. Bourg-en-Bresse, France: Marines édition. ISBN 2-909675-54-8.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). "Classement par types". Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 2, 1870 - 2006. Toulon: Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.