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La Vestale Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Argonaute	NN6		Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône	4.1928	23.5.1929	6.1932	sunk 8.11.1942
Aréthuse	NN7		Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône	4.1928	8.8.1929	7.1933	FNFL 12.1942, sold 3.1946
Atalante	Q162		Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône	1.1929	5.8.1930	9.1934	FNFL 12.1942, sold 3.1946
La Vestale	Q176		Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône	1.1930	25.5.1932	8.1934	FNFL 12.1942, sold 8.1946
La Sultane	Q177		Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône	1.1930	5.8.1932	5.1935	FNFL 12.1942, sold 12.1946

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement normal, t	630 / 798
Length, m	63.4
Breadth, m	6.40
Draught, m	4.24
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Schneider-Carel diesels / 2 electric motors
Power, h. p.	1300 / 1000
Max speed, kts	14 / 9
Fuel, t	diesel oil 39
Endurance, nm(kts)	4000(10) / 82(5)
Armament	1 x 1 - 75/35 M1928, 1 x 1 - 8.80, 6 - 550 TT (3 bow, 1 ext aft, 1 x 2 ext, 7), 2 - 400 TT (1 x 2 ext, 2)
Electronic equipment	hydrophone
Complement	41
Diving depth operational, m	80

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Project history

Built under 1926 (2 boats), 1927 (1 boat) and 1929 (2 boats) programьуs. These "630-ton" boats became development of "600-ton" submarine of 1922 programьу. Underwater manoeuvrability was improved a little. As well as boats of the previous project, these submarines were built by different yards and had insignificant differences. Argonaute class submarines belonged to Schneider-Laubeuf design.

Modernizations

m. b. 1943 - 1944, all survived: - 1 x 1 - 8.80; + 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV

Naval service

Argonaute was sunk at Oran by British destroyers Ashanti and Westcott 8.11.1942. Aréthuse, Atalante and La Vestale in 1944 were laid up into reserve.



Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.