French submarine Gorgone (1915)

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

The French submarine Gorgone was one of three Bellone-class submarines built for the French Navy during World War I and completed in 1916.

Unidentified Bellone-class submarine underway at Toulon, 1914–18
History
France
Name	Gorgone
Ordered	1 January 1913
Builder	Arsenal de Toulon
Laid down	2 June 1913
Launched	23 November 1915
Commissioned	12 October 1916
Stricken	24 July 1935
Identification	Pennant number: Q104
Fate	Sold for scrap,
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Bellone-class submarine
Displacement	540 t (531 long tons) (surfaced) 804 t (791 long tons) (submerged)
Length	60.6 m (198 ft 10 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.4 m (17 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft	3.41 m (11 ft 2 in)
Installed power	2 × 900 PS (660 kW; 890 hp) diesel engines 2 × 400 PS (290 kW; 390 hp) electric motors
Propulsion	2 shafts
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (surfaced) 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (submerged)
Range	2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 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	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement	28 crew
Armament	2 × external bow 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes 2 × external stern 450 mm torpedo tubes 4 × single 450 mm rotating torpedo launchers 1 × single 75 mm (3.0 in) Canon de 75 modèle 1897 deck gun

See also

• List of submarines of France

Bibliography

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