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DELFIN submarines (1912 / 1916)


Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Delfin (ex-Δελφίν [Delfin]) SC3   Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône 1909 1911 1912 // 12.1916 to Greece late 1918 (Δελφίν [Delfin])
Xifias (ex-Ξιφίας [Xifias]) SC4   Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône 1909 1912 1912 // 12.1916 to Greece late 1918 (Ξιφίας [Xifias])


Technical data


Displacement standard, t 
Displacement normal, t

310 / 460

Length, m

50.0

Breadth, m

4.70

Draught, m

2.70

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Schneider diesels / 2 electric motors

Power, h. p.

720 / 460

Max speed, kts

13 / 8.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 
Armament

5 - 450 TT (1 bow, 4 Drzewiecki drop-collars, 6)

Complement24
Diving depth operational, m 


Standard scale images


<i>Delfin</i> 1914
Delfin 1914


Project history

Greek submarines, seized by French navy and served under French flag.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

After Armistice both were returned to Greece.

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