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knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) while surfaced and 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) while submerged. Their bunkers of 95 long tons (97 t) of oil fuel gave them a surfaced range of 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h), and 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) and their batteries a submerged range of 80 nautical miles (150 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h). They carried a complement of 42 men.
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was a very effective ship. From April 1940 to the end of 1944, it carried out 22 mine laying operations in the waters off Norway. 15 ships sank on its mines, including minesweepers, 4 small warships, and submarines. In addition, it sank one ship with torpedoes. Only one ship in the
Mediterranean Sea
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of 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in). Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two
Normand-Vickers diesel motors with a total of 1,300 bhp (969 kW) and while submerged by two electric motors providing a total of 1,000 hp (746 kW) through two shafts enabling a maximum speed of 12
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and could be laid in up to 200 metres (656 ft) of water. They were attached to the submarine's exterior under a hydrodynamic protection and were jettisoned with compressed air.
681:, "FR 116". These ships were unusable and disarmed remained in Bizerte until the end of activities in Africa. Shortly before surrendering, the Italians sank them. Only
541:. Captured by Italian forces on 8 December 1942, then sunk by an air attack on 31 January 1943 at Bizerte. Subsequently, salved and sold for scrap on 12 August 1947.
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operated with the Home Fleet. Later, she joined the ranks of the Free French Naval Forces. During its service on the side of the Allies,
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between 1941 and 1942. After the occupation of Tunis by Axis troops, they were taken over by
Italians in December 1942.
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from 1940, stricken from the naval register 4 October 1949 and scuttled in the
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Scuttled on 27 November 1942, at Toulon, refloated in March 1943 by Italy but sunk again in 1944.
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900:"FR Diamant of the French Navy – French submarine of the Saphir class – Allied Warships of WWII"
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875:"FR Perle of the French Navy – French submarine of the Saphir class – Allied Warships of WWII"
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413:-class submarine. The black circles in bottom view are the vertical mine launchers
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857:"Le sous-marin Rubis, Les unités militaires - Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération"
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Moulin, Jean (October–November 2022). "Les sous-marins mouilleurs de mine type
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were a class of six submarines built in France between 1926 and 1935 for the
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survived the war and was withdrawn from service on 4 October 1949.
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4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
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421:-class submarines were designed to launch torpedoes and lay
402:-class submarines could dive up to 250 ft (76 m).
633:-class ships operated in the Mediterranean Sea and only
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they could lay contained 220 kilograms (485 lb) of
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Captured by
Italian forces on 8 December 1942, renamed
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Captured by
Italian forces on 8 December 1942, renamed
354:. Three were captured by Italian forces but not used.
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742:Submarines: An Illustrated History of Their Impact
716:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
233:2 Ă— electric motors, 1,100 hp (820 kW)
230:2 Ă— diesel engines, 1,300 hp (969 kW)
769:World War II at Sea: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1
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370:displayed at the Musée national de la Marine
304:2 Ă— 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes
537:Laid down on the centenary of the birth of
393:of 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) and a
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714:Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger (1980).
1178:French naval ship classes of World War II
320:2 Ă— 8 mm (0.31 in) machine guns
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194:925 long tons (940 t) (submerged)
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1137:List of submarines of the French Navy
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766:Tucker, Spencer (30 November 2011).
936:-Class Minelaying-Submarines].
642:changed sides to join the Allies,
252:9 knots (17 km/h) (submerged)
14:
1817:World War II submarines of France
814:. 4 November 2013. Archived from
796:. 4 November 2013. Archived from
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204:66 m (216 ft 6 in)
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1827:Ship classes of the French Navy
718:. London: Conway. p. 274.
298:3 Ă— 550 mm (21.7 in)
1822:Saphir-class submarines (1928)
834:www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk
616:at 55°27' North, 33°50' West.
1:
1832:Minelayers of the French Navy
649:Of the remaining submarines,
307:1 Ă— 75 mm (3.0 in)
18:Saphir-class submarine (1951)
695:List of submarines of France
315:13.2 mm (0.52 in)
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940:(in French) (133): 88–95.
861:www.ordredelaliberation.fr
739:Fontenoy, Paul E. (2007).
677:was renamed "FR 112", and
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772:. ABC-CLIO. p. 717.
745:. ABC-CLIO. p. 188.
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29:-class submarine (1928)
16:Not to be confused with
1781:Completed after the war
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163:General characteristics
938:Navires & Histoire
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1812:Submarines of France
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655:scuttled at Toulon
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