French submarine Bellone

The French submarine Bellone was the lead ship of her class of three submarines built for the French Navy during World War I.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Bellone.
Unidentified Bellone-class submarine underway at Toulon, 1914–18
History
France
NameBellone
Ordered26 June 1912
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Laid down23 April 1913
Launched8 July 1914
Commissioned12 July 1917
Stricken29 July 1935
IdentificationPennant number: Q102
FateSold for scrap,
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeBellone-class submarine
Displacement
  • 540 t (531 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 804 t (791 long tons) (submerged)
Length60.6 m (198 ft 10 in) (o/a)
Beam5.4 m (17 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft3.41 m (11 ft 2 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced)
  • 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Test depth50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement28 crew
Armament

See also

Notes

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