NAVYPEDIA

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

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Diane	NN4		A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre	4.1927	13.5.1930	9.1932	scuttled 9.11.1942
Méduse	NN5		A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre	4.1927	26.8.1930	9.1932	beached 10.11.1942
Antiope	Q160	55	A C de la Seine-Maritime, Le Trait	3.1928	19.8.1930	10.1932	FNFL 12.1942, sold 4.1946
Amphitrite	Q159		A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre	1.1928	20.12.1930	6.1933	sunk 8.11.1942
Amazone	Q161	56	A C de la Seine-Maritime, Le Trait	11.1928	28.12.1931	10.1933	FNFL 12.1942, sold 4.1946
Orphée	Q163		A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre	11.1928	10.11.1931	6.1933	FNFL 12.1942, sold 4.1946
Oréade	Q164	58	A C de la Seine-Maritime, Le Trait	11.1928	23.5.1932	12.1933	sunk 8.11.1942
La Sibylle	Q175	62	A C de la Seine-Maritime, Le Trait	1.1930	28.1.1932	12.1934	sunk 11.11.1942
La Psyché	Q174		A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre	1.1930	4.8.1932	12.1933	sunk 8.11.1942

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement normal, t	651 / 807
Length, m	64.4
Breadth, m	6.20
Draught, m	4.30
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Normand-Vickers diesels / 2 electric motors
Power, h. p.	1400 / 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 submarines), 1927 (3), 1928 (2 boats) and 1929 (2 boats) programmes. Normand-Fenaux variant of "630ton" submarine.

Modernizations

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

Naval service

Six boats of this class were lost during Allied landing in the North Africa in November, 1942. Diane was destroyed by crew at Oran 9.11.1942 before occupancy of base by Allies. Méduse was damaged by aircraft and ran aground 10.11.1942 off Mazagon (Morocco). Amphitrite, Oréade and La Psyché were sunk by gunfire of Allied ships and carrier aircraft at Casablanca (Morocco) 8.11.1942. La Sybille was lost off Casablanca 11.11.1942. French consider her as lost on a mine, but loss of submarine from torpedoes of German submarine U173 is more probable.

Antiope, Amazone and Orphée in 1944 were laid up into reserve.



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