Circé-class submarine (1925)

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Class overview
Name	Circé class
Operators	French Navy
Built	1925–1927
In commission	1927–1940
Completed	4
Lost	4
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	615 tonnes (605 long tons) surfaced; 776 tonnes (764 long tons) submerged;
Length	64 m (210 ft)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 1,200 bhp (895 kW); 2 × electric motors, 1,000 shp (746 kW); 2 shafts;
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced; 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged;
Range	3,500 mi (5,600 km) at 7.5 kn (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph)
Complement	41
Armament	7 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes; 1 × 75 mm (3 in) deck gun; 2 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine guns;

The Circé-class submarines were a sub-class of the 600 Series of submarines built for the French Navy prior to World War II. There were four vessels in the class, built to a Schneider-Laubeuf design. They were ordered in 1925 and completed by 1927.

The four boats of the Circé class saw action during the Second World War, from September 1939 until the French armistice in June 1940.

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