French submarine Antigone
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The French submarine Antigone was an Armide-class diesel-electric attack submarine originally ordered by Greece. It was built in the Schneider-Creusot shipyards between 1912 and 1917, but was requisitioned on 30 May 1917 by the French Government before it was delivered. Antigone operated in the Mediterranean during the course of World War I and was stricken from the Navy list in August 1935.
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sister ship Armide, date unknown | |
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Greece | |
Name | PS |
Builder | Schneider-Creusot shipyards, France |
Laid down | 1912 |
Launched | October 1916 |
Completed | January 1917 (but not delivered) |
Fate | Requisitioned by the French Navy, 30 May 1917 |
France | |
Name | Antigone |
Acquired | 30 May 1917 |
Fate | Stricken and sold for scrap in August 1935. |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 56.2 m (184 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
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Complement | 31 |
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