French submarine Daphné (1915)

	Daphné at anchor, 1920s
History
France
Name	Daphné
Ordered	12 November 1912
Builder	Arsenal de Cherbourg
Laid down	16 August 1913
Launched	25 October 1915
Commissioned	22 November 1916
Stricken	24 July 1935
Identification	Pennant number: Q108
Fate	Sold for scrap,
General characteristics
Class and type	Diane-class submarine
Displacement	673 t (662 long tons) (surfaced); 901 t (887 long tons) (submerged);
Length	68 m (223 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.53 m (18 ft 2 in) (deep)
Draft	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	2 × 900 PS (660 kW; 890 hp) diesel engines; 2 × 700 PS (510 kW; 690 hp) electric motors;
Propulsion	2 shafts
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced); 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) (submerged);
Range	2,600 nmi (4,800 km; 3,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced); 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged);
Complement	34 crew
Armament	2 × internal bow 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes; 2 × external bow 450 mm torpedo tubes; 2 × external stern 450 mm torpedo tubes; 4 × single external 450 mm rotating torpedo launchers; 1 × single 75 mm (3.0 in) Canon de 75 modèle 1897 deck gun;

The French submarine Daphné was one of two Diane-class submarines built for the French Navy during World War I.

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