French submarine Aréthuse (NN7)

History
France
Name	Aréthuse
Namesake	Arethusa, a nymph in Greek mythology
Ordered	14 April 1927
Builder	Chantiers Schneider et Cie, Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Laid down	6 January 1928
Launched	8 August 1929
Commissioned	14 July 1933
Decommissioned	1944
Fate	Condemned 25 March 1946
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;

Aréthuse (NN7) was an Argonaute-class submarine commissioned into service in the French Navy in 1933. She saw service in World War II, first on the side of the Allies from September 1939 to June 1940, then in the forces of Vichy France until November 1942, when she became part of the Free French Naval Forces. She was condemned in 1946.

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