Minerve class submarine
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| Class overview |
| Completed: |
6 |
| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
surfaced 662 tons
submerged 856 tons |
| Length: |
68,1 m |
| Beam: |
5,6 m |
| Draught: |
4,0 m |
| Propulsion: |
2 x diesels (1,800 bhp)
2 x electric motors (1,230 shp) |
| Speed: |
surfaced 14,2 knots
submerged 9 knots |
The Minerve class submarines were a class of submarines built for the French Navy prior to World War II. The class was based on a French Admiralty design.
Submarines of the class
- Minerve, joined the Free French Navy
- Iris, interned in Spain during the war
- Vénus, scuttled in Toulon in 1942
- Céres, scuttled at Oran in 1942
- Pallas, scuttled at Oran in 1942
- Junon, joined the Free French Navy, survived the war