![]() A postcard of Mariotte on sea trials, Cherbourg, circa 1912. The doors for the Drzewiecki drop collar are open.
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Name | Mariotte |
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Preceded by | Archimède |
Succeeded by | Amiral Bourgois |
History | |
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Name | Mariotte |
Namesake | Edme Mariotte |
Ordered | 31 December 1906 |
Builder | Arsenal de Cherbourg |
Laid down | 30 March 1908 |
Launched | 2 February 1911 |
Commissioned | 5 February 1913 |
Nickname(s) | Brosse à dents (toothbrush) |
Fate | Scuttled, 26 July 1915 |
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Type | Submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 64.75 m (212 ft 5 in) (p/p) |
Beam | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 3.82 m (12 ft 6 in) |
Depth | 7.25 m (23 ft 9 in) |
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Test depth | 35 m (114 ft 10 in) |
Complement | 32 officers and enlisted men |
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The French submarine Mariotte was a submarine built for the French Navy prior to World War I. Intended to accompany the fleet, she was designed for high speed on the surface. Although the navy was unsatisfied with her performance on the surface, the boat had a higher underwater speed than any French submarine before or during the following 35 years. Mariotte was plagued with engine problems during her construction and the navy spent years fixing the various issues before finally commissioning her five years after beginning construction. During the war, she participated in the Dardanelles Campaign, but had to be scuttled after she became entangled in the cables of a minefield on her first attempt to penetrate the Dardanelles.