French submarine Atalante (1915)

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History
France
NameAtalante
BuilderArsenal de Toulon
Laid down23 September 1912
Launched15 April 1915
Commissioned22 December 1915
RenamedAtalante II, 20 April 1928
Stricken27 August 1935
IdentificationBudget number: Q98
FateSold for scrap, 14 February 1936
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeAmphitrite-class submarine
Displacement
  • 418 t (411 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 614 t (604 long tons) (submerged)
Length54 m (177 ft 2 in) (p/p)
Beam5.41 m (17 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft3.46 m (11 ft 4 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed
  • 12–13 knots (22–24 km/h; 14–15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 785 nmi (1,454 km; 903 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Complement27
Armament

The French submarine Atalante was one of eight Amphitrite-class submarines built for the French Navy during the 1910s and completed during World War I. Completed in 1915, she served in the Adriatic Sea during the war and was sold for scrap in 1936.