French submarine Joule

History
France
Name	Joule
Namesake	James Prescott Joule
Ordered	29 October 1906
Builder	Arsenal de Toulon
Laid down	1 November 1906
Launched	7 September 1911
Commissioned	10 May 1912
Fate	Sunk in action 1 May 1915
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Brumaire-class submarine
Displacement	397 t (391 long tons) (surfaced); 551 t (542 long tons) (submerged);
Length	52.15 m (171 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.42 m (17 ft 9 in)
Draft	3.19 m (10 ft 6 in)
Installed power	840 PS (620 kW; 830 bhp) (diesels); 660 PS (490 kW; 650 bhp) (electric motors);
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (surfaced); 8.8 knots (16.3 km/h; 10.1 mph) (submerged);
Range	1,700 nmi (3,100 km; 2,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced); 84 nmi (156 km; 97 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged);
Test depth	40 m (130 ft)
Complement	2 officers and 27 crewmen
Armament	1 × 450 mm (17.7 in) bow torpedo tube; 1 × twin 450 mm Drzewiecki drop collar; 2 × single 450 mm Drzewiecki drop collars; 2× single external 450 mm torpedo launchers;

French submarine Joule (Q84) was a Laubeuf type submarine of the Brumaire class, built for the French Navy prior to World War I.

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