Argonaute-class submarine

Class overview
Name	Argonaute-class
Builders	Schneider et Cie, Chalon sur Saône
Operators	Marine Nationale; Free French Naval Forces;
Built	1927–1935
In commission	1932–1945
Completed	5
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	630 tonnes (620 long tons) surfaced; 798 tonnes (785 long tons) submerged;
Length	63.4 m (208 ft)
Beam	6.4 m (21 ft)
Draught	4.24 m (13.9 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Schneider-Carel diesel engines, 1,300 bhp (969 kW); 2 × electric motors, 1,000 shp (746 kW); 2 shafts;
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced; 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged;
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 82 nmi (152 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged;
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	41
Armament	6 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes ; 2 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes ; 1 × 75 mm (3 in) deck gun; 1 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun;

The Argonaute class were a sub-class of the 600 Series submarines built for the French Navy prior to World War II. There were five vessels in the class, built to a Schneider-Laubeuf design. They were ordered in 1927 and completed by 1935.

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