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French submarine Circé (1907)

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312: 1228: 1211: 1223: 1203: 38: 433:(22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph) from 901 metric horsepower (889 bhp; 663 kW); during her submerged trials on 25 June 1909 she reached 7.7 knots (14.3 km/h; 8.9 mph) from 394 metric horsepower (389 shp; 290 kW). The 448:; four of these were fixed outwards at an angle of five degrees, two firing forward and two firing to the rear. The aft tubes were reversed in March 1911 so they too fired forward. The other launchers were a rotating pair of 794: 441:(3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) and a submerged endurance of 76 nmi (141 km; 87 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph). 763: 1275: 898: 1265: 311: 787: 1255: 1250: 780: 891: 1280: 913: 1270: 536:
under command of Lt. Henri Viaud was on anti-submarine patrol in the Southern Adriatic Sea, off Cattaro, when she was torpedoed by the
1231: 1227: 884: 840: 1222: 1218: 760: 717: 690: 671: 652: 1108: 824: 803: 685:. L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France (in French). Vol. 3–2. Bourg-en-Bresse, France: Marines édition. 333: 136: 712:. L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France (in French). Vol. 2. Bourg-en-Bresse, France: Marines édition. 865: 849: 1214: 1210: 1206: 1202: 1198: 929: 485: 17: 522:
On 24 May 1917, under command of Lieutenant Hélion De Cambourg, she succeeded in sinking the German submarine
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of 3.24 meters (10 ft 8 in). Their crew numbered 2 officers and 20 enlisted men.
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76 nmi (141 km; 87 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) (submerged)
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was ordered to be installed on 29 March 1911, but the gun itself was never fitted.
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150 degrees to each side of the boat. A support for a 37-millimeter (1.5 in)
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German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net
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at 04:00, while recharging her batteries. Only one survivor was rescued.
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in a single mount positioned on top of the hull at the stern. They could
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class were built as part of the French Navy's 1904 building program to a
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7.3–7.7 knots (13.5–14.3 km/h; 8.4–8.9 mph) (submerged, trials)
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The boats were armed with six external 450-millimeter (17.7 in)
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For surface running, the boats were powered by two German
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360 PS (265 kW; 355 bhp) (electric motors)
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1918
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London: Conway Maritime Press. 187:4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) 1256:World War I submarines of France 1226: 1221: 1209: 1201: 429:reached a maximum speed of 11.9 336:of two submarines built for the 128:General characteristics as built 36: 683:A l'épreuve de la Grande Guerre 645:French Warships of World War I 1: 1281:Submarines sunk by submarines 745:"Ships hit during WWI: Circe" 643:Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). 1251:Circé-class submarine (1907) 866:List of submarines of France 566:Gardiner & Gray, p. 208 1297: 1271:Maritime incidents in 1918 584:Garier 1998, pp. 37–38, 42 15: 1196: 861: 835: 813: 488:on 13 September 1907 and 289:2 officers and 20 crewmen 127: 29: 25: 700:Garier, Gérard (1998). 681:Garier, Gérard (2002). 575:Garier 1998, pp. 35, 40 464:Construction and career 450:Drzewiecki drop collars 303:Drzewiecki drop collars 532:On 20 September 1918, 425:on 19 September 1908, 421:. During her surfaced 350:Design and description 342: 320: 18:French submarine Circé 743:Helgason, Guðmundur. 647:. London: Ian Allan. 538:Austro-Hungarian Navy 314: 738:on sous-marin.france 413:, each driving one 315:1913 photograph of 123:, 20 September 1918 766:2015-12-23 at the 629:Garier 1998, p. 34 602:Garier 1998, p. 38 593:Garier 1998, p. 41 500:On 29 April 1915, 492:on 1 August 1909. 321: 1238: 1237: 874: 873: 807:-class submarines 482:Arsenal de Toulon 446:torpedo launchers 399:metric-horsepower 366:. 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Hanna 914:Shipwrecks 540:submarine 423:sea trials 401:(311  362:design by 286:Complement 227:Propulsion 209:(463  1186:Minnesota 1184:USS  1173:USS  1166:USS  1137:HMS  1126:USS  1055:USS  1001:HMS  994:USS  756:Wrecksite 551:Citations 478:laid down 376:long tons 368:displaced 334:her class 330:lead boat 205:630  160:long tons 154:361  143:submarine 95:Completed 79:Laid down 1182:29 Sep: 1175:Williams 1164:27 Sep: 1155:SS  1146:12 Sep: 1053:30 Sep: 1042:29 Sep: 1031:27 Sep: 1020:25 Sep: 1010:20 Sep: 992:16 Sep: 981:15 Sep: 970:10 Sep: 851:Pluviôse 842:Émeraude 764:Archived 704:Émeraude 542:SM  524:SM  514:SM  486:launched 458:deck gun 454:traverse 328:was the 294:Armament 117:Sunk by 87:Launched 59:Namesake 1153:,  1135:8 Sep: 1118:6 Sep: 1107:5 Sep: 1003:Glatton 959:9 Sep: 948:5 Sep: 941:Bogstad 938:4 Sep: 922:1 Sep: 826:Calypso 506:Cattaro 474:Calypso 69:Builder 30:History 1168:Relief 1150:Auklet 1089:UB-113 1082:UB-104 1071:UB-127 1046:UB-115 985:Sarnia 925:Mesaba 716:  689:  670:  651:  172:Length 140:-class 43:France 1148:USFS 1128:Hisko 1064:U-102 1035:Tampa 1024:U-156 1013:Circé 974:UB-83 952:UC-91 853:class 844:class 819:Circé 805:Circé 736:Circé 534:Circé 526:UC-24 516:UC-35 502:Circé 470:Circé 435:Circé 431:knots 427:Circé 388:draft 374:(355 356:Circé 325:Circé 317:Circé 267:Range 255:knots 253:11.9 248:Speed 192:Draft 158:(355 138:Circé 109:: Q47 63:Circe 53:Circé 1215:1919 1207:1918 1199:1917 1109:USS 983:HMS 963:U-92 714:ISBN 702:Des 687:ISBN 668:ISBN 649:ISBN 544:U-47 476:was 468:The 397:315- 384:beam 370:361 354:The 238:2 × 184:Beam 120:U-47 114:Fate 82:1905 49:Name 1087:SM 1080:SM 1069:SM 1062:SM 1044:SM 1022:SM 972:SM 961:SM 950:SM 734:La 403:bhp 395:MAN 332:of 274:nmi 215:bhp 177:o/a 1247:: 1171:, 1124:, 1085:, 1067:, 1060:, 999:, 928:, 747:. 559:^ 484:, 409:) 407:kW 211:kW 207:PS 900:e 893:t 886:v 796:e 789:t 782:v 751:. 722:. 695:. 676:. 657:. 340:( 319:. 305:) 179:) 156:t 20:.

Index

French submarine Circé
Circe
Arsenal de Toulon
Pennant number
U-47
Circé-class
submarine
t
long tons
o/a
PS
kW
bhp
diesel engines
electric motors
knots
nmi
torpedo launchers
Drzewiecki drop collars

lead boat
her class
French Navy
double-hull
Maxime Laubeuf
displaced
metric tons
long tons
overall length
beam

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