Ariane-class submarine

	Ariane in 1930
Class overview
Builders	Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand
Operators	France
In commission	1925–1942
Completed	4
Lost	4
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	636 tonnes (626 tons) surfaced; 800 tonnes (787 tons) submerged;
Length	64 m (210 ft 0 in)
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught	4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surface; 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged;
Complement	41
Armament	1 x 75 mm (2.95 in) gun; 2 x 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA gun; 7 x 21.7 in (550 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow / 1 stern);

The Ariane class were a sub-class of the 600 series submarines, made by France in the interwar period. Most of them served during World War II, except for Ondine, which sank on its test trial due to collision in 1928.

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