French submarine Amarante

A colorized postcard of sister ship Andromaque
History
France
Name: Amarante
Builder: Arsenal de Toulon
Launched: 11 November 1915
Commissioned: 14 January 1918
Struck: 3 February 1925
Identification: Pennant number: Q99
Fate: Sold for scrap,
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type: Amphitrite-class submarine
Displacement:
  • 424 t (417 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 614 t (604 long tons) (submerged)
Length: 53.95 m (177 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam: 5.41 m (17 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power:
Propulsion: 2 shafts
Speed:
  • 12–13 knots (22–24 km/h; 14–15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (submerged)
Range:
  • 1,300 nmi (2,400 km; 1,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced)
  • 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Test depth: 40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Complement: 27 crew
Armament:

The French submarine Amarante was one of eight Amphitrite-class submarines built for the French Navy during the 1910s and completed during World War I.

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