French submarine Doris (S643)

	Doris in 1994
History
France
Name	Doris
Namesake	Doris, a sea goddess in Greek mythology
Builder	Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales, Cherbourg, France
Laid down	1 September 1958
Launched	14 May 1960
Commissioned	26 August 1964
Decommissioned	18 November 1994
Homeport	Toulon, France
Identification	S643
Fate	Condemned 20 August 1996; Sank 25 June 1999;
General characteristics
Class and type	Daphné-class submarine
Displacement	869 tonnes (855 long tons) surfaced; 1,043 tonnes (1,027 long tons) submerged;
Length	57.75 m (189 ft 6 in)
Beam	6.74 m (22 ft 1 in)
Draught	5.25 m (17 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600 shp (1,193 kW)
Speed	Submerged: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph); Snorkeling: 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph); Surfaced: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph);
Range	Surfaced: 10,000 nmi (18,500 km; 11,500 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Endurance	30 days
Test depth	300 m (984 ft)

Doris (S643), the third French Navy submarine of the name, was one of eleven of the Daphné class of "high-performance submarines." She was in commission from 1964 to 1994.

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