Saphir-class submarine (1928)

Saphir-class submarine (1928)

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Class overview
Name	Saphir class
Builders	Arsenal de Toulon
Operators	French Navy  Free French Naval Forces  Vichy French Navy
Built	1926–1935
In service	1930–1949
Completed	6
Lost	1
Retired	5
General characteristics
Type	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	250 ft (76 m)
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 Saphir-class submarines were a class of six submarines built in France between 1926 and 1935 for the French Navy. Most saw action during World War II for the Vichy French Navy or the Free French Naval Forces. Three were captured by Italian forces but not used.