French submarine Astrée (Q200)
 Model of the Africaine, sister-ship of the Astrée | |
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Astrée |
| Namesake: | Astraea |
| Builder: | Nantes |
| Captured: | by Nazi Germany in June 1940 |
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
| Name: | UF-3 |
| Acquired: | June 1940 |
| Career (France) | |
| Name: | Astrée |
| Namesake: | Astraea |
| Out of service: | 1962 |
| Struck: | 27 November 1965 as the Q404 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Aurore class submarine |
| Displacement: | 900 tonnes (890 long tons) surfaced 1,170 tonnes (1,150 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 73.5 m (241 ft) |
| Beam: | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel: 3,000 shp (2,237 KW) 1,400 shp (1,044 KW) electrical |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced 9 knots submerged |
| Range: | 5,600 nmi (10,400 km; 6,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) 2,250 nmi (4,170 km; 2,590 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Test depth: | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Armament: |
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The Astrée was an Aurore class submarine of the French navy.
Still incomplete, she was captured by the Germans in June 1940. She was renamed UF-3 on 13 May 1941, but never completed during the German occupation of France.
She was recaptured and completed under her original name. The Astrée was taken out of service in 1962, and stricken on 27 November 1965 as the Q404.
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