French submarine Fulton

Fulton

Fulton, 1930
History
France
Name	Fulton
Namesake	Robert Fulton
Builder	Arsenal de Cherbourg
Laid down	November 1913
Launched	1 April 1919
Completed	July 1920
Out of service	May 1936
Fate	Stricken in May 1936
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	870 long tons (884 t) (surfaced) 1,247 long tons (1,267 t) (submerged)
Length	74 m (242 ft 9 in)
Beam	6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Draught	3.62 m (11 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 2,700 hp (2,013 kW) 2 × electric motors, 1,640 hp (1,223 kW)
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) (surfaced) 11 knots (20 km/h) (submerged)
Range	4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) 125 nautical miles (232 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) (submerged)
Complement	47
Armament	8 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 75 mm (3.0 in) deck guns

The French submarine Fulton was a Joessel-class diesel-electric attack submarine built for the French Navy between 1913 and 1919. Fulton was built in the Arsenal de Cherbourg from 1913 to 1920, entered the French Marine Nationale in July 1920 and served until May 1936.