French submarine Clorinde

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

The French submarine Clorinde was the lead boat of the class of submarines built for the French Navy during the 1910s.

History
France
Name	Clorinde
Builder	Arsenal de Rochefort
Launched	2 October 1913
Commissioned	17 September 1917
Stricken	15 January 1926
Identification	Pennant number: Q90
Fate	Sold for scrap, 15 April 1927
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Clorinde-class submarine
Displacement	422 t (415 long tons) (surfaced) 574 t (565 long tons) (submerged)
Length	53.95 m (177 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft	3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
Installed power	700 PS (510 kW; 690 hp) diesel engines 350 PS (260 kW; 350 hp) electric motors
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 diesels; 2 electric motors
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (surfaced) 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) (submerged)
Range	1,440 nmi (2,670 km; 1,660 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced) 104 nmi (193 km; 120 mi) at 5.2 knots (9.6 km/h; 6.0 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 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) Hotchkiss deck gun

See also

• List of submarines of France

Bibliography

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• Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
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• 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.
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