French submarine Cigogne

Cigogne

Cigogne, date unknown
History
France
Name	Cigogne
Namesake	Ciconia
Operator	French Navy
Ordered	13 May 1902
Builder	Arsenal de Toulon
Laid down	13 May 1902
Launched	11 November 1904
Commissioned	18 July 1906
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)
Complement	14 men
Armament	2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) Drzewiecki drop collar torpedo launchers 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo cradles

Cigogne was the second of two Aigrette-class submarines built for the French Navy between 1903 and 1905. Laid down in May 1902, she was launched in November 1904 and commissioned in July 1906. She was an essentially 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.