French submarine Doris (P84)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Vineyard
Namesake	Vineyard, a plantation of grape-bearing vines
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	21 May 1942
Builder	Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, England
Laid down	21 May 1943
Launched	8 May 1944
Commissioned	Never
Fate	Transferred to Free French Naval Forces 30 June 1944 or 1 August 1944 (see text); Returned by French Navy 18 November 1947; Scrapped June 1950;
France
Name	Doris
Namesake	Doris, a sea goddess in Greek mythology
Operator	Free French Naval Forces
Acquired	30 June 1944 or 1 August 1944 (see text)
Commissioned	1 August 1944
Fate	Returned to Royal Navy 18 November 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	V-class submarine
Displacement	545 long tons (554 t) surfaced; 740 long tons (752 t) submerged;
Length	62.33 m (204 ft 6 in)
Beam	4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Draught	4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	2 x Paxman diesel engines, 615 bhp (459 kW); 55–56 tonnes (54–55 long tons; 61–62 short tons) diesel fuel; 2 x electric motors 825 shp (615 kW);
Speed	11.25 knots (20.8 km/h; 12.9 mph) surfaced; 8.5 or 10 knots (15.7 or 18.5 km/h; 9.8 or 11.5 mph) submerged (sources disagree);
Test depth	91.4 m (300 ft)
Complement	42
Armament	4 × 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes; 8 torpedoes or 6 mines; 1 × 76 mm (3 in) deck gun; 3 × 7.7 mm (.303-calibre) machine guns;

Doris (P84) was a British-built V-class submarine loaned to the Free French Naval Forces in 1944 during World War II. She was returned to the Royal Navy in 1947 and scrapped in 1950.

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