French submarine Aréthuse (NN7)
Argonaute-class submarine, French Navy, 1933 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see French ship Aréthuse.
Aréthuse (NN7) was an Argonaute-class submarine commissioned into service in the French Navy in 1933. She saw service in World War II, first on the side of the Allies from September 1939 to June 1940, then in the forces of Vichy France until November 1942, when she became part of the Free French Naval Forces. She was condemned in 1946.
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Name | Aréthuse |
Namesake | Arethusa, a nymph in Greek mythology |
Ordered | 14 April 1927 |
Builder | Chantiers Schneider et Cie, Chalon-sur-Saône, France |
Laid down | 6 January 1928 |
Launched | 8 August 1929 |
Commissioned | 14 July 1933 |
Decommissioned | 1944 |
Fate | Condemned 25 March 1946 |
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Type | Submarine |
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Length | 63.4 m (208 ft) |
Beam | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
Draught | 4.24 m (13.9 ft) |
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Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
Complement | 41 |
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