French submarine Astrée (1915)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Astrée.

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

A colorized postcard of sister ship Andromaque
History
France
Name	Astrée
Builder	Arsenal de Rochefort
Launched	6 December 1915
Commissioned	11 June 1918
Stricken	9 November 1928
Identification	Pennant number: Q95
Fate	Sold for scrap,
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Amphitrite-class submarine
Displacement	424 t (417 long tons) (surfaced) 614 t (604 long tons) (submerged)
Length	53.95 m (177 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.41 m (17 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft	3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power	2 650 PS (480 kW; 640 hp) diesel engines 2 350 PS (260 kW; 350 hp) electric motors
Propulsion	2 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 depth	40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Complement	27 crew
Armament	2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) external torpedo launchers 6 × single 450 mm Drzewiecki drop collars 1 × 75 mm (3.0 in) OR 1 × 47 mm (1.9 in) Hotchkiss deck gun

See also

• List of submarines of France

Bibliography

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