Orion-class submarine

Orion-class submarine

Class overview
Name	Orion class
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Argonaute class
Succeeded by	Diane class
Built	1928 - 1931
In service	1932 - 1943
Planned	2
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	558 long tons (567 t) (surfaced) 787 long tons (800 t) (submerged)
Length	67 m (219 ft 10 in)
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 1,400 hp (1,044 kW) 2 × electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW)
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h) (surfaced) 9 knots (17 km/h) (submerged)
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) 82 nautical miles (152 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) (submerged)
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	41 men
Armament	6 × 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) gun M1 1 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine gun 2 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun

The Orion-class submarines were a class of two submarines built for the French Navy between 1928 and 1931.