French submarine Iris (1934)

Iris (Q188) was a Minerve-class submarine of the French Navy, commissioned in 1936. The boat was interned in Spain from November 1942, following the scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon, finally returning to service post-war until 1950.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Iris.

History
France
NameIris
NamesakeIris
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers Dubigeon, Nantes
Laid down1 July 1932
Launched23 September 1934
Commissioned15 September 1936
Decommissioned1 February 1950
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeMinerve-class submarine
Displacement
  • 662 long tons (673 t) surfaced
  • 856 long tons (870 t) submerged
Length68.1 m (223 ft 5 in)
Beam5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Vickers-Normand diesel engines, 1,800 bhp (1,342 kW)
  • 2 × Electric motors, 1,230 shp (917 kW)
Speed
  • 14.2 knots (26.3 km/h; 16.3 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range
  • 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 85 nmi (157 km; 98 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Complement42
Armament
  • 1 × 75 mm (3 in)/35 Model 1928 deck gun with 150 rounds
  • 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA machine guns
  • 6 × 550 mm (21.7 in) internal torpedo tubes (4 bow/2 stern) with 12 torpedoes
  • 3 × 400 mm (15.7 in) external torpedo tubes
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