French submarine Dauphin (1925)
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The French submarine Dauphin was a Reqin (French for shark)-class submarine built for the French Navy in the mid-1920s. Laid down in December 1922, it was launched in April 1925 and commissioned in November 1927. It was captured by Italian forces on 8 December 1942 and renamed FR 115. It was later recaptured by the Germans on 9 September 1943, then scuttled on 15 September 1943. The name Dauphin comes from the French word for Dolphin.
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Sister ship Souffleur in 1926 | |
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Name | Dauphin |
Namesake | Dolphin |
Builder | Arsenal de Toulon |
Laid down | 11 December 1922 |
Launched | 2 April 1925 |
Commissioned | 22 November 1927 |
Fate | Captured by Italian forces on 8 December 1942 and renamed FR 115; captured by German forces on 9 September 1943. Scuttled on 15 September 1943. |
Italy | |
Name | FR 115 |
Acquired | 8 December 1942 |
Fate | Recaptured by the Germans on 9 September 1943, then scuttled on 15 September 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Requin-class submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 78.30 m (256 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 6.84 m (22 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 5.10 m (16 ft 9 in) |
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Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
Complement | 51 |
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