French 600 Series submarines

	Doris of the Circé class
Class overview
Name	600 Series
Operators	French Navy
Subclasses	(600 series):; Sirène class; Ariane class; Circé class; (630 series) :; Orion class; Diane class; Argonaute class;
Built	1923–1933
In commission	1927–1945
Completed	28
Lost	18
Retired	10
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	609–651 tonnes (599–641 long tons) surfaced; 757–822 tonnes (745–809 long tons) submerged;
Length	62.4–65.9 m (204 ft 9 in – 216 ft 2 in)
Beam	4.9–5.4 m (16 ft 1 in – 17 ft 9 in)
Draught	6.0–4.3 m (19 ft 8 in – 14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × diesel 1,200–1,420 hp (0.89–1.06 MW); 2 × electric 1,000 hp (0.75 MW);
Speed	13.5–14 knots (25.0–25.9 km/h; 15.5–16.1 mph) surfaced; 7.5–9 knots (13.9–16.7 km/h; 8.6–10.4 mph) submerged;
Range	3,500–4,000 nmi (6,500–7,400 km) surfaced; 75–82 nmi (139–152 km) submerged;
Complement	41
Armament	7 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes; 1 × 75–100 mm (3.0–3.9 in) deck gun; 1 × twin 8 mm (0.31 in) machine guns;

The French 600 Series submarines were a series of submarine classes built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) during the Inter war years.

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