Circé-class submarine (1925)
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Not to be confused with Circé-class submarine (1907).
The Circé-class submarines were a sub-class of the 600 Series of submarines built for the French Navy prior to World War II. There were four vessels in the class, built to a Schneider-Laubeuf design. They were ordered in 1925 and completed by 1927.[1][2]
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Name | Circé class |
Operators | French Navy |
Built | 1925–1927 |
In commission | 1927–1940 |
Completed | 4 |
Lost | 4 |
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Type | Submarine |
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Length | 64 m (210 ft) |
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Range | 3,500 mi (5,600 km) at 7.5 kn (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) |
Complement | 41 |
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The four boats of the Circé class saw action during the Second World War, from September 1939 until the French armistice in June 1940.