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56: 35: 434:(20 km/h; 13 mph) while submerged and 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 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). 730: 701: 836: 445:, and two on-board guns. The class was also armed with a 75 mm gun with 440 shells. The crew consisted of four officers and forty-three seamen. 723: 815: 676: 657: 841: 716: 638: 369:-class submarines were constructed as part of the French fleet's expansion programmes from 1913 to 1914. The ships were designed by 374: 430:
and two 1,640 hp (1,223 kW) electric motors. The submarines' electrical propulsion allowed it to attain speeds of 11
426:). Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two 2,600 hp (1,939 kW) diesel motors built by the Swiss manufacturer 387:(1,491 kW). During construction, the idea of steam propulsion was abandoned and the ships were instead equipped with 799: 774: 304: 767: 760: 465: 346: 739: 328: 155: 790: 468:
on 12 August 1919, and completed in 1921. It was named in honor of the French astronomer and mathematician
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underwent a major refit in which it received a new conning tower, bridge and periscope.
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125 nautical miles (232 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) (submerged)
441:(four in the bow, two stern and two external), with a total of ten 419: 411: 185: 174: 712: 394:
Measuring 75.2 m (246 ft 9 in) long, with a
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built between 1913 and 1919. It was laid down in the
650:Submarines: An Illustrated History of Their Impact 231:2 × electric motors, 1,640 hp (1,223 kW) 669:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921 228:2 × diesel engines, 2,600 hp (1,939 kW) 566: 564: 562: 552: 550: 548: 503: 501: 499: 497: 495: 493: 602: 600: 598: 578: 576: 437:The ships were equipped with eight 450 mm 353:was completed in 1921 and served in the French 724: 8: 480:served in the Mediterranean Sea until 1935. 398:of 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) and a 731: 717: 709: 700:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 373:, slightly modifying his previous project 266:(8,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) 312:2 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine guns 418:) and a submerged displacement of 1,318 16:For other ships with the same name, see 667:Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (1985). 489: 402:of 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in), 693: 24: 816:List of submarines of the French Navy 52: 7: 688:Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I 538: 536: 534: 532: 530: 528: 526: 524: 522: 250:11 knots (20 km/h) (submerged) 202:75.2 m (246 ft 9 in) 142:Stricken and sold for scrap in 1935 218:3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) 14: 671:. London: Conway Maritime Press. 210:6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) 837:World War I submarines of France 54: 33: 297:8 × 450 mm (17.7 in) 631:French Warships of World War I 1: 629:Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). 383:with a power of 2,000  247:(30.6 km/h) (surfaced) 863: 648:Fontenoy, Paul E. (2007). 585:"French Navy, World War 1" 15: 842:Lagrange-class submarines 811: 785: 749: 146: 47: 32: 305:75 mm (3.0 in) 652:. ABC-CLIO Publishing. 279:50 m (160 ft) 147:General characteristics 633:. London: Ian Allan. 589:www.naval-history.net 472:. From 1922 to 1923, 408:surfaced displacement 42:between 1922 and 1923 686:Moore, John (1990). 470:Pierre-Simon Laplace 458:Arsenal de Rochefort 379:, using two Parsons 343:Arsenal de Rochefort 93:Arsenal de Rochefort 83:Pierre-Simon Laplace 349:on 12 August 1919. 29: 18:French ship Laplace 25: 824: 823: 743:-class submarines 678:978-0-85177-245-5 659:978-1-85109-563-6 570:Gardiner, p. 212. 456:was built in the 322:French submarine 318: 317: 854: 733: 726: 719: 710: 705: 699: 691: 682: 663: 644: 616: 613: 607: 606:Gardiner, p. 212 604: 593: 592: 580: 571: 568: 557: 554: 543: 540: 517: 514: 508: 505: 355:Marine Nationale 64: 59: 58: 57: 37: 30: 862: 861: 857: 856: 855: 853: 852: 851: 827: 826: 825: 820: 807: 781: 745: 737: 692: 685: 679: 666: 660: 647: 641: 628: 625: 620: 619: 614: 610: 605: 596: 583:Smith, Gordon. 582: 581: 574: 569: 560: 555: 546: 542:Fontenoy, p. 89 541: 520: 516:Conway, p. 389. 515: 511: 506: 491: 486: 451: 449:Service history 363: 60: 55: 53: 43: 21: 12: 11: 5: 860: 858: 850: 849: 844: 839: 829: 828: 822: 821: 819: 818: 812: 809: 808: 806: 805: 796: 786: 783: 782: 780: 779: 772: 765: 758: 750: 747: 746: 738: 736: 735: 728: 721: 713: 707: 706: 683: 677: 664: 658: 645: 639: 624: 621: 618: 617: 608: 594: 572: 558: 556:Couhat, p. 158 544: 518: 509: 507:Couhat, p. 159 488: 487: 485: 482: 450: 447: 389:diesel engines 381:steam turbines 362: 359: 345:shipyards and 337:built for the 316: 315: 314: 313: 310: 301: 293: 289: 288: 285: 281: 280: 277: 273: 272: 271: 270: 267: 264:nautical miles 258: 254: 253: 252: 251: 248: 239: 235: 234: 233: 232: 229: 224: 220: 219: 216: 212: 211: 208: 204: 203: 200: 196: 195: 194: 193: 182: 169: 165: 164: 153: 152:Class and type 149: 148: 144: 143: 140: 136: 135: 132: 131:Out of service 128: 127: 124: 120: 119: 116: 112: 111: 110:12 August 1919 108: 104: 103: 100: 96: 95: 90: 86: 85: 80: 76: 75: 70: 66: 65: 50: 49: 45: 44: 38: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 859: 848: 845: 843: 840: 838: 835: 834: 832: 817: 814: 813: 810: 804: 802: 798:Followed by: 797: 795: 793: 789:Preceded by: 788: 787: 784: 778: 777: 773: 771: 770: 766: 764: 763: 759: 757: 756: 752: 751: 748: 744: 742: 734: 729: 727: 722: 720: 715: 714: 711: 703: 697: 689: 684: 680: 674: 670: 665: 661: 655: 651: 646: 642: 640:0-7110-0445-5 636: 632: 627: 626: 622: 612: 609: 603: 601: 599: 595: 590: 586: 579: 577: 573: 567: 565: 563: 559: 553: 551: 549: 545: 539: 537: 535: 533: 531: 529: 527: 525: 523: 519: 513: 510: 504: 502: 500: 498: 496: 494: 490: 483: 481: 479: 475: 471: 467: 463: 459: 455: 448: 446: 444: 440: 439:torpedo tubes 435: 433: 429: 425: 421: 417: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 392: 390: 386: 382: 378: 377: 376:Dupuy de Lôme 372: 371:Julien Hutter 368: 360: 358: 356: 352: 348: 344: 340: 336: 333: 331: 327:(Q111) was a 326: 325: 311: 309: 306: 302: 300: 299:torpedo tubes 296: 295: 294: 291: 290: 286: 283: 282: 278: 275: 274: 268: 265: 261: 260: 259: 256: 255: 249: 246: 242: 241: 240: 237: 236: 230: 227: 226: 225: 222: 221: 217: 214: 213: 209: 206: 205: 201: 198: 197: 192:) (submerged) 191: 187: 183: 180: 176: 172: 171: 170: 167: 166: 163: 160: 158: 154: 151: 150: 145: 141: 138: 137: 133: 130: 129: 125: 122: 121: 117: 114: 113: 109: 106: 105: 101: 98: 97: 94: 91: 88: 87: 84: 81: 78: 77: 74: 71: 68: 67: 63: 51: 46: 41: 36: 31: 28: 23: 19: 800: 791: 775: 768: 761: 754: 753: 740: 687: 668: 649: 630: 615:Jane, p. 198 611: 588: 512: 477: 473: 464:in 1913 and 453: 452: 436: 403: 393: 375: 366: 364: 357:until 1935. 354: 350: 329: 323: 321: 319: 181:) (surfaced) 168:Displacement 156: 123:Commissioned 72: 39: 26: 22: 339:French Navy 847:1919 ships 831:Categories 484:References 284:Complement 276:Test depth 223:Propulsion 776:Romazotti 696:cite book 690:. London. 623:Citations 462:laid down 460:. It was 443:torpedoes 424:long tons 416:long tons 335:submarine 308:deck guns 190:long tons 179:long tons 162:submarine 134:July 1935 115:Completed 99:Laid down 769:Regnault 762:Lagrange 741:Lagrange 466:launched 404:Lagrange 367:Lagrange 347:launched 330:Lagrange 292:Armament 157:Lagrange 107:Launched 79:Namesake 801:O'Byrne 792:Joessel 755:Laplace 478:Laplace 474:Laplace 454:Laplace 422:(1,297 410:of 920 400:draught 351:Laplace 324:Laplace 215:Draught 188:(1,297 89:Builder 73:Laplace 48:History 40:Laplace 27:Laplace 675:  656:  637:  428:Sulzer 420:tonnes 412:tonnes 361:Design 332:-class 262:4,300 199:Length 186:tonnes 184:1,318 175:tonnes 159:-class 62:France 803:class 794:class 432:knots 414:(905 257:Range 245:knots 243:16.5 238:Speed 177:(905 702:link 673:ISBN 654:ISBN 635:ISBN 396:beam 365:The 320:The 303:2 × 207:Beam 173:920 139:Fate 126:1921 118:1921 102:1913 69:Name 833:: 698:}} 694:{{ 597:^ 587:. 575:^ 561:^ 547:^ 521:^ 492:^ 391:. 385:hp 287:47 732:e 725:t 718:v 704:) 681:. 662:. 643:. 591:. 20:.

Index

French ship Laplace

France
Pierre-Simon Laplace
Arsenal de Rochefort
Lagrange-class
submarine
tonnes
long tons
tonnes
long tons
knots
nautical miles
torpedo tubes
75 mm (3.0 in)
deck guns
Lagrange-class
submarine
French Navy
Arsenal de Rochefort
launched
Julien Hutter
Dupuy de Lôme
steam turbines
hp
diesel engines
beam
draught
surfaced displacement
tonnes

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