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French submarine Clorinde

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History
France
NameClorinde
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Launched2 October 1913
Commissioned17 September 1917
Stricken15 January 1926
IdentificationPennant number: Q90
FateSold for scrap, 15 April 1927
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeClorinde-class submarine
Displacement
  • 422 t (415 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 574 t (565 long tons) (submerged)
Length53.95 m (177 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 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 depth40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Complement27 crew
Armament

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

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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.
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