Pluviôse-class submarine
Early 20th century French submarine class / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pluviôse-class submarines were a group of 18 submarines built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Before World War I, two were accidentally lost, but one of these was salvaged and put back into service. Four others were lost during the war and the survivors were stricken in 1919.
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A postcard of Vendémiaire in harbor, 8 June 1912, before her collision with the battleship Saint Louis | |
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Name | Pluviôse class |
Operators | French Navy |
Preceded by | Circé class |
Succeeded by | Brumaire class |
Subclasses | Thermidor |
Built | 1908–1911 |
In commission | 1908–1919 |
Completed | 18 |
Lost | 5 |
Scrapped | 13 |
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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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