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RUSSIA / USSR
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FOREL midget submarine (1904)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Форель [Forel'] |
Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany: Forel' |
9/1904: Forel' |
Forel' (30.5.1910) |
none |
none |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t |
|
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 17 / 18 |
| Length, m | 12.5 |
| Breadth, m | 1.65 without torpedoes |
| Draught, m | 1.10 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 electric motor |
| Power, h. p. | 65 |
| Max speed, kts | 4.5 / 3.5 |
| Fuel, t | battery only |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 20(4.5) / 18(3.5) |
| Armament | 2 - 381 TC |
| Complement | 3 - 4 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 10 |
Standard scale images
Forel' 1904
Project history
Bought from the German Krupp Wks who built her as a private venture to attract the attention of the German Admiralstab towards underwater warfare. Arrived Vladivostok in August 1904 and operational from September but did not venture on any patrol.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
30.5.1910 Forel' foundered under tow of submarine Bychok with empty batteries. She was salvaged later that day but never launched again. She was reclassified as auxiliary in 1910 and stricken 13.6.1911.
