French submarine Topaze

	A French postcard of Topaze in Toulon during a naval review
History
France
Name	Topaze
Namesake	Topaz
Builder	Arsenal de Toulon
Laid down	October 1903
Launched	2 July 1908
Completed	10 December 1910
Stricken	12 November 1919
Identification	Pennant number: Q45
Fate	Sold for scrap, 10 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Émeraude-class submarine
Displacement	395 t (389 long tons) (surfaced); 427 t (420 long tons) (submerged);
Length	44.9 m (147 ft 4 in) (o/a)
Beam	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Draft	3.77 m (12 ft 4 in)
Installed power	600 PS (440 kW; 590 bhp) (diesel engines); 600 PS (electric motors);
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × diesels; 2 × electric motors
Speed	11.26 knots (20.85 km/h; 12.96 mph) (surfaced); 8.7 knots (16.1 km/h; 10.0 mph) (submerged);
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) (surfaced); 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged);
Test depth	40 m (130 ft)
Complement	2 officers and 23 crewmen
Armament	4 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (2 × bow, 2 × stern)

Topaze was one of six Émeraude-class submarines built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in the first decade of the 20th century.

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