Phénix class

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Phénix class
Marine national française
General data
Ship type : Submarine
Navy : French Navy
Units: 13 (planned)
Boats of the class
Brumaire , Floréal , Frimaire , Fructidor , Germinal , Messidor , Nivôse , Phénix , Pluviôse , Prairial , Thermidor , Vendémiaire , Ventôse
Technical specifications
Displacement :
  • over water: 1056  ts
  • under water: 1212 ts
Length : 74.9 m
Width: 6.4 m
Draft : 3.9 m
Drive  :
Speed :
  • surfaced: 18 kn (33 km / h )
  • submerged: 9 kn (17 km / h)
Driving range  :
  • above water at 10 kn:
    • 8000 NM (14816 km)
Armament
Air defense :
  • 1 * 40 mm flak
  • 1 * 20 mm flak
Torpedoes :

The Phénix class was one before the start of World War II planned submarine - class of the French Navy . In the French type classification of the time, it would have been class 1 boats.

The design was an enlarged version of the L'Aurore class . The submarines were intended for use in the tropics . Due to the course of the war, the Phénix class did not get beyond the planning stage.

The project was not continued after the end of the war.

See also

literature

  • Erminio Bagnasco: Submarines in World War II , Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart, 5th edition 1996, ISBN 3-613-01252-9

Explanations

  1. ↑ The French metric 550 mm standard can be converted to the internationally widespread 533 mm standard (21 inches ) with plug-in adapters.
  2. ↑ The French Navy distinguished 3 classes of submarines: 1st class boats were ocean-going boats. 2nd class boats were smaller coastal boats. 3rd class boats were mine layers .