French submarine Naïade (Q124)

*Naïade*
	Naïade′s sister ship Sirène
History
France
Name	Naïade
Namesake	Naiad, a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water in Greek mythology
Builder	Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Saint-Nazaire, France
Laid down	28 November 1923
Launched	20 October 1925
Commissioned	6 May 1927
Fate	Scuttled 27 November 1942; Seized by Germany; Transferred to Italy; Refloated 13 March 1943; Sunk 17 April 1943; Refloated 17 July 1943; Seized by Germany September 1943; Sunk 24 November 1943; Refloated 1945; Scrapped;
General characteristics
Class and type	Sirène-class submarine
Displacement	609 long tons (619 t) surfaced; 757 long tons (769 t) submerged;
Length	64 m (210 ft 0 in)
Beam	5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Speed	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced; 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged;
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 7.5 kn (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph)
Complement	41
Armament	7 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes; 1 × 75 mm (3 in) deck gun; 2 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine guns;

Naïade (Q124) was a French Navy Sirène-class submarine commissioned in 1927. She participated in World War II, first on the side of the Allies from 1939 to June 1940, then in the navy of Vichy France. She was scuttled in November 1942.

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