French submarine Vendémiaire
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Vendémiaire.
Vendémiaire was a Pluviôse-class submarine built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in the late 1900s. She was sunk with all hands when she was rammed by the pre-dreadnought battleship Saint Louis on 8 June 1912 while on maneuvers off the Casquets in the English Channel.
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Name | Vendémiaire |
Namesake | Vendémiaire |
Builder | Arsenal de Cherbourg |
Laid down | 1906 |
Launched | 7 July 1910 |
Commissioned | 4 February 1911 |
Fate | Sunk in collision 8 June 1912 |
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Type | Submarine |
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Length | 51.12 m (167 ft 9 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 4.96 m (16 ft 3 in) |
Draft | 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) |
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Complement | 2 officers and 23 crewmen |
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