Aurore-class submarine

The Aurore class was a class of fifteen coastal submarines designed for the French Navy. The prototype – Aurore – was authorised in 1934, the next four in 1937, a further four in 1938, two in 1938, and a final four subsequently. Some of the ships were captured by Nazi Germany after the Fall of France, most of them in an unfinished state; two were intended to be completed for the German Navy, Africaine becoming UF-1 and Favorite becoming UF-2, but only the first was completed during the World War II, the second reverting to French control while still uncompleted.

Model of Africaine
Class overview
Name	Aurore
Builders	Le Havre, Nantes, Toulon, Chalon-sur-Saône, Rouen
Operators	French Navy  Kriegsmarine
Preceded by	Minerve class
Succeeded by	Narval class
In service	1939–1962
Planned	15
Completed	7
Cancelled	8
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	900 tonnes (890 long tons) surfaced 1,170 tonnes (1,150 long tons) submerged
Length	73.5 m (241 ft 2 in)
Beam	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Draught	4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	Diesel: 2,200 kW (3,000 shp) 1,000 kW (1,400 hp) electrical
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range	5,600 nmi (10,400 km; 6,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) submerged
Test depth	100 m (330 ft)
Armament	1 × 100 mm (3.9 in) deck gun 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 9 × 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow internal, 3 external amidships, and 2 stern external)

Five of the submarines, Andromède, Astrée, Africaine, Artémis and Créole, were completed after the war, were commissioned in the French Navy and served into the 1960s. Andromède, Artémis and Créole were fitted with GUPPY sails and submarine snorkels.