French submarine Argonaute (1905)

Argonaute

Argonaute during testing in 1911
History
France
Name	Argonaute
Namesake	Argonauts
Operator	French Navy
Builder	Arsenal de Toulon
Laid down	January 1903
Launched	28 November 1905
Completed	January 1911
Commissioned	January 1911
Fate	Stricken on 20 May 1919
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	306 long tons (311 t) (surfaced) 409 long tons (416 t) (submerged)
Length	48.92 m (160 ft 6 in)
Beam	4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
Draught	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	1 × triple expansion steam engine, 350 hp (261 kW) 1 × electric motor, 234 hp (174 kW)
Speed	10.25 knots (18.98 km/h) (surfaced) 6 knots (11 km/h) (submerged)
Range	1,076 nautical miles (1,993 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h) 45 nautical miles (83 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) (submerged)
Test depth	30 m (98 ft)
Complement	22 men
Armament	2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) Drzewiecki drop collar torpedo launchers 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo cradles

The French submarine Argonaute was an experimental attack submarine built for the French Navy between 1903 and 1911. Initially named Omega, Argonaute was laid down in January 1903, launched in November 1905 and commissioned in 1911. She was essentially an experimental submarine, and although in service during World War I, saw no action. Argonaute was decommissioned in 1919.