French submarine Diamant (1933)

	Diamant, date unknown
History
France
Name	Diamant
Namesake	Diamond
Operator	French Navy
Builder	Arsenal de Toulon
Laid down	21 July 1930
Launched	18 May 1933
Commissioned	21 June 1934
Fate	Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by German forces, then refloated by the Italians on 29 March 1943. Bombed and sunk at Toulon by Allied aircraft on 22 June 1944.
General characteristics
Class and type	Saphir-class submarine
Displacement	761 long tons (773 t) (surfaced); 925 long tons (940 t) (submerged);
Length	66 m (216 ft 6 in)
Beam	7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 1,300 hp (969 kW); 2 × electric motors, 1,100 hp (820 kW);
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h) (surfaced); 9 knots (17 km/h) (submerged);
Range	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h); 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h); 80 nautical miles (150 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) (submerged);
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	42 men
Armament	3 × 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes; 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes; 1 × 75 mm (3.0 in) deck gun; 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns; 2 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine guns; 32 × mines;

The French submarine Diamant was a Saphir-class submarine built for the French Navy in the mid-1930s. Laid down in July 1930, it was launched in May 1933 and commissioned in June 1934. Diamant was scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by German forces, then refloated by Italian forces on 29 March 1943. On 22 June 1944, Diamant was bombed and sunk at Toulon by Allied aircraft.^[1]^[2]

^ "FR Diamant of the French Navy – French submarine of the Saphir class – Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
^ "Q 173". sous-marin.france.pagesperso-orange.fr. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[uboat-1] "FR Diamant of the French Navy – French submarine of the Saphir class – Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

[2] "Q 173". sous-marin.france.pagesperso-orange.fr. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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History
Diamant, date unknown
France
Name	Diamant
Namesake	Diamond
Operator	French Navy
Builder	Arsenal de Toulon
Laid down	21 July 1930
Launched	18 May 1933
Commissioned	21 June 1934
Fate	Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by German forces, then refloated by the Italians on 29 March 1943. Bombed and sunk at Toulon by Allied aircraft on 22 June 1944.
General characteristics
Class and type	Saphir-class submarine
Displacement	761 long tons (773 t) (surfaced) 925 long tons (940 t) (submerged)
Length	66 m (216 ft 6 in)
Beam	7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 1,300 hp (969 kW) 2 × electric motors, 1,100 hp (820 kW)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h) (surfaced) 9 knots (17 km/h) (submerged)
Range	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h) 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) 80 nautical miles (150 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) (submerged)
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	42 men
Armament	3 × 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes 1 × 75 mm (3.0 in) deck gun 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 2 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine guns 32 × mines

French submarine Diamant (1933)

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