French submarine Aigrette

Aigrette

Aigrette, date unknown
History
France
Name	Aigrette
Namesake	Egret
Operator	French Navy
Ordered	13 May 1902
Builder	Arsenal de Toulon
Way number	038
Laid down	13 May 1902
Launched	24 February 1904
Commissioned	1908
Fate	Sold for scrap at Toulon in April 1920
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	178 long tons (181 t) (surfaced) 253 long tons (257 t) (submerged)
Length	35.9 m (117 ft 9 in)
Beam	4.04 m (13 ft 3 in)
Draught	2.63 m (8 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	1 × diesel engine, 150 hp (112 kW) 1 × electric motor, 130 hp (97 kW)
Speed	9.3 knots (17.2 km/h) (surfaced) 6.2 knots (11.5 km/h) (submerged)
Range	1,300 nautical miles (2,400 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h) 65 nautical miles (120 km) at 3.8 knots (7.0 km/h) (submerged)
Test depth	30 m (98 ft)
Complement	14 men
Armament	2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) Drzewiecki drop collar torpedo launchers 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo cradles

Aigrette was the lead boat of the Aigrette-class submarines built for the French Navy between 1902 and 1905. Laid down in May 1902, she was launched in February 1904 and commissioned in 1908. She was essentially an experimental submarine, and although in service during World War I, saw no action. The class was designed by Maxime Laubeuf and used Drzewiecki drop collar launchers and external cradles to launch torpedoes.