French submarine Néréide

The French submarine Néréide was the second and last Gustave Zédé-class submarine built for the French Navy during the 1910s.

History
France
NameNéréide
BuilderArsenal de Cherbourg
Launched9 May 1914
Completed31 October 1916
Stricken1935
IdentificationPennant number: Q93
FateScrapped
General characteristics (as built)
TypeGustave Zédé-class submarine
Displacement
  • 820 t (807 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 1,047 t (1,030 long tons) (submerged)
Length74 m (242 ft 9 in) (o/a)
Beam6 m (19 ft 8 in) (deep)
Draft3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (surfaced)
  • 10–11 knots (19–20 km/h; 12–13 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 3,120 nmi (5,780 km; 3,590 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced)
  • 90 nmi (170 km; 100 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) (submerged)
Test depth50 m (164 ft)
Complement47 officers and crewmen
Armament

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Bibliography

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  • Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
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  • 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.
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