French submarine Naïade (1904)

	Sister ship Thon
History
France
Name	Naïade
Namesake	The Naiads
Builder	Cherbourg Naval Dockyard
Launched	20 February 1904
Fate	Stricken May 1914
General characteristics
Class and type	Naïade-class submarine
Displacement	70.5 t (69.4 long tons), (surfaced); 73.6 t (72.4 long tons) (submerged);
Length	23.7 m (77 ft 9 in)
Beam	2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Draft	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	1 × shaft; ; 1 × petrol engine (52cv/57bhp); 1 × electric motor (86cv/95shp);
Speed	7.2 knots (13.3 km/h; 8.3 mph) (surfaced); 6 kn (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) (submerged);
Range	200 nmi (370 km; 230 mi) at 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) (surfaced); 30 nmi (56 km; 35 mi) at 4.1 kn (7.6 km/h; 4.7 mph) (submerged);
Complement	12
Armament	2 × single 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedoes in Drzewiecki drop collars

French submarine Naïade was the name ship of her class of submarines built for the French Navy at the beginning of the 20th century. She was of the Romazotti type, and Naiade remained in service until just prior to the outbreak of World War I in 1914.

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