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FR118 large submarine (1931 / ---)
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Archimède 1944
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR118 (ex-Henri Poincaré) | Arsenal de Lorient, France | 1925 | 10.4.1929 | 12.1931 // --- | repair incomplete, captured by Germany 9.9.1943 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1384 |
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 1570 / 2084 |
| Length, m | 92.0 pp 92.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 8.20 |
| Draught, m | 4.70 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Sulzer or Schneider diesels / 2 electric motors |
| Power, h. p. | 6000 / 2000 |
| Max speed, kts | 17 / 10 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 108 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 10000(10) / 100(5) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 100/45 M1925, 1 x 2 - 13.2/76, 10 - 550 TT (4 bow, 2 x 3 ext, 12) |
| Complement | 61 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 80 |
Standard scale images
Casabianca 1940
Graphics
Archimède 1944
Project history
French 1500t submarine. Henri Poincaré was scuttled at Toulon in November, 1942. Italians managed to raise her and tow off in early 1943 to Genoa for repair. Henri Poincaré was renamed FR118. By September, 1943 she still was under repair at Genoa, 9.9.1943 captured by Germans and sunk by Allied bombers 9.9.1944.
