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French submarine Caïman

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376:). Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two 2,900 hp (2,163 kW) diesel motors and two 1,800 hp (1,342 kW) electric motors. The submarines' electrical propulsion allowed it to attain speeds of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) while submerged and 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) on the surface. Their surfaced range was 7,700 nautical miles (14,300 km) at 9 knots (17 km/h), and 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h), with a submerged range of 70 nautical miles (130 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h). 708: 31: 622: 55: 842: 598: 569: 827: 806: 591: 113:
Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans, raised in February 1943. Sunk 11 March 1944 by Allied aircraft
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on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans, then raised in February 1943. It was sunk again on 11 March 1944 by
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70 nautical miles (130 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) (submerged)
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7,700 nautical miles (14,300 km) at 9 knots (17 km/h)
703: 617: 526:Submarines: An Illustrated History of Their Impact 202:2 × electric motors, 1,800 hp (1,342 kW) 199:2 × diesel engines, 2,900 hp (2,163 kW) 843:World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea 344:78 m (255 ft 11 in) long, with a 592: 8: 348:of 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) and a 599: 585: 577: 568:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 321:narrowly missed the British light cruiser 276:2 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine guns 455: 453: 368:) and a submerged displacement of 1,441 385: 561: 423:sous-marin.france.pagesperso-orange.fr 352:of 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in), 20: 807:List of submarines of the French Navy 51: 7: 221:9 knots (17 km/h) (submerged) 189:5.10 m (16 ft 9 in) 173:78 m (255 ft 11 in) 14: 828:World War II submarines of France 181:6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) 706: 620: 470:"Requin Class French Submarines" 264:10 × 550 mm (21.7 in) 53: 29: 546:French warships of World War II 328:off Syria. It was scuttled at 270:1 × 100 mm (3.9 in) 1: 317:in February 1928. 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Archived from 415: 409: 408: 406: 404: 390: 61: 58: 57: 56: 33: 26: 16:French submarine 858: 857: 853: 852: 851: 849: 848: 847: 818: 817: 816: 811: 798: 772: 718: 707: 705: 699: 630: 621: 619: 613: 605: 560: 556: 543: 537: 522: 519: 514: 513: 503: 501: 493: 492: 488: 478: 476: 468: 467: 463: 458: 451: 446: 442: 432: 430: 417: 416: 412: 402: 400: 392: 391: 387: 382: 342: 105:7 February 1928 59: 54: 52: 42: 17: 12: 11: 5: 856: 854: 846: 845: 840: 835: 830: 820: 819: 813: 812: 810: 809: 803: 800: 799: 797: 796: 787: 777: 774: 773: 771: 770: 758: 746: 734: 721: 719: 704: 701: 700: 698: 697: 690: 683: 676: 669: 662: 655: 648: 641: 633: 631: 618: 615: 614: 606: 604: 603: 596: 589: 581: 575: 574: 554: 541: 535: 518: 515: 512: 511: 486: 461: 449: 440: 410: 384: 383: 381: 378: 341: 338: 301:built for the 280: 279: 278: 277: 274: 268: 260: 256: 255: 252: 248: 247: 244: 240: 239: 238: 237: 234: 229: 225: 224: 223: 222: 219: 210: 206: 205: 204: 203: 200: 195: 191: 190: 187: 183: 182: 179: 175: 174: 171: 167: 166: 165: 164: 153: 140: 136: 135: 124: 123:Class and type 120: 119: 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 103: 99: 98: 95: 91: 90: 89:11 August 1924 87: 83: 82: 77: 73: 72: 67: 63: 62: 49: 48: 44: 43: 34: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 855: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 825: 823: 808: 805: 804: 801: 795: 793: 789:Followed by: 788: 786: 784: 780:Preceded by: 779: 778: 775: 768: 764: 763: 759: 756: 752: 751: 747: 744: 740: 739: 735: 732: 728: 727: 723: 722: 720: 717: 716: 702: 696: 695: 691: 689: 688: 684: 682: 681: 677: 675: 674: 670: 668: 667: 663: 661: 660: 656: 654: 653: 649: 647: 646: 642: 640: 639: 635: 634: 632: 629: 616: 612: 610: 602: 597: 595: 590: 588: 583: 582: 579: 571: 565: 557: 551: 547: 542: 538: 536:9781851095636 532: 528: 527: 521: 520: 516: 500: 496: 490: 487: 475: 471: 465: 462: 459:Couhat, p. 75 456: 454: 450: 444: 441: 428: 424: 420: 414: 411: 399: 395: 389: 386: 379: 377: 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 347: 339: 337: 335: 331: 327: 326: 320: 316: 312: 308: 304: 300: 297: 295: 290: 289: 275: 273: 269: 267: 266:torpedo tubes 263: 262: 261: 258: 257: 253: 250: 249: 245: 242: 241: 235: 232: 231: 230: 227: 226: 220: 217: 213: 212: 211: 208: 207: 201: 198: 197: 196: 193: 192: 188: 185: 184: 180: 177: 176: 172: 169: 168: 163:) (submerged) 162: 158: 154: 151: 147: 143: 142: 141: 138: 137: 134: 131: 129: 125: 122: 121: 116: 112: 109: 108: 104: 101: 100: 96: 93: 92: 88: 85: 84: 81: 78: 75: 74: 71: 68: 65: 64: 50: 45: 40: 37: 32: 27: 24: 19: 791: 782: 766: 761: 754: 749: 742: 737: 730: 725: 715:Regia Marina 714: 693: 686: 679: 672: 665: 658: 651: 644: 637: 636: 608: 545: 529:. 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London. 517:References 504:23 October 479:22 October 433:12 January 403:22 October 336:aircraft. 251:Complement 243:Test depth 194:Propulsion 694:Souffleur 564:cite book 398:uboat.net 380:Citations 370:long tons 362:long tons 360:of 1,150 323:HMS  307:Laid down 299:submarine 157:long tons 146:long tons 133:submarine 86:Laid down 39:Souffleur 659:Marsouin 311:launched 272:deck gun 259:Armament 94:Launched 767:Dauphin 755:Espadon 652:Espadon 645:Dauphin 419:"Q 127" 350:draught 186:Draught 76:Builder 47:History 41:in 1926 783:Saphir 762:FR 115 750:FR 114 743:Requin 738:FR 113 731:Phoque 726:FR 111 711:  687:Requin 680:Phoque 673:Narval 638:Caïman 625:  609:Requin 552:  533:  354:Requin 340:Design 334:Allied 330:Toulon 319:Caïman 296:-class 294:Requin 291:was a 288:Caïman 170:Length 155:1,441 144:1,150 130:-class 128:Requin 70:Caïman 60:France 23:Caïman 794:class 785:class 666:Morse 228:Range 216:knots 209:Speed 765:(ex- 753:(ex- 741:(ex- 729:(ex- 570:link 550:ISBN 531:ISBN 506:2018 481:2018 435:2022 405:2018 346:beam 325:Ajax 284:The 178:Beam 110:Fate 66:Name 214:15 824:: 566:}} 562:{{ 497:. 472:. 452:^ 421:. 396:. 254:51 769:) 757:) 745:) 733:) 600:e 593:t 586:v 572:) 558:. 539:. 508:. 483:. 437:. 407:. 374:t 366:t 161:t 150:t

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"FR Caiman of the French Navy – French submarine of the Requin class – Allied Warships of WWII"
"Q 127"

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