Argonaute class
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France France
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Ship type
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Submarine
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class
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Argonaute class
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Shipyard
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Chantiers Schneider et Cie, Chalon-sur-Saône
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Keel laying
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December 19, 1927
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Launch
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May 23, 1929
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| Commissioning
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June 1, 1932
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| Whereabouts
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Sunk on November 8, 1942.
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| Ship dimensions and crew
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length
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width
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5.1 m
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Draft
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Max. 3.6 m
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displacement
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surfaced: 630 tn.l.
submerged: 798 tn.l.
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| crew
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41 men
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| Machine system
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| machine
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Diesel engine
electric motor
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Machine
performance
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1,300 PS (956 kW)
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| Mission data submarine
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| Radius of action
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surfaced: 4,000 nm at 10 kn
submerged: 82 nm at 5 kn nm
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| Immersion depth, max.
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80 m
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Top
speed
submerged
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9 kn (17 km / h)
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Top
speed
surfaced
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14 kn (26 km / h)
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| Armament
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- 1 × gun 7.6 cm L / 35
- 1 × MG 8 mm
- 6 × torpedo tube ⌀ 55.0 cm (2 front, 2 amidships, 1 rear)
- 2 × torpedo tube ⌀ 40.0 cm (rear)
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The Argonaute was the lead ship of the Argonaute class , a class of five submarines in the French Navy during World War II . The Argonaute class was the first construction lot of the 630-ton type . The name of the boat goes back to the heroes of the ancient Greek Argonaut legend.
The Argonaute was sunk on November 8, 1942 during the Allied landings in North Africa off Oran by the two British destroyers Achates and Westcott .
See also
literature
- Erminio Bagnasco: Submarines in World War II , Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart, 5th edition 1996, ISBN 3-613-01252-9
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