French submarine Clorinde

The French submarine Clorinde was the lead boat of the class of submarines built for the French Navy during the 1910s.

History
France
NameClorinde
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Launched2 October 1913
Commissioned17 September 1917
Stricken15 January 1926
IdentificationPennant number: Q90
FateSold for scrap, 15 April 1927
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeClorinde-class submarine
Displacement
  • 422 t (415 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 574 t (565 long tons) (submerged)
Length53.95 m (177 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 diesels; 2 electric motors
Speed
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 1,440 nmi (2,670 km; 1,660 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced)
  • 104 nmi (193 km; 120 mi) at 5.2 knots (9.6 km/h; 6.0 mph) (submerged)
Test depth40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Complement27 crew
Armament

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Bibliography

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  • Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
  • Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
  • Garier, Gérard (2002). A l'épreuve de la Grande Guerre. L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France (in French). Vol. 3–2. Bourg-en-Bresse, France: Marines édition. ISBN 2-909675-81-5.
  • Garier, Gérard (2000). Des Clorinde (1912-1916) aux Diane (1912–1917). L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France (in French). Vol. 3–1. Bourg-en-Bresse, France: Marines édition. ISBN 2-909675-54-8.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). "Classement par types". Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 2, 1870 - 2006. Toulon: Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.