French submarine Lutin

History
France
NameLutin
Ordered27 September 1899
Laid down27 February 1902
Launched12 February 1903
Commissioned1904
ReclassifiedAs a target ship, 1908
Stricken6 September 1907
Fate
  • Sunk in an accident, 16 October 1906 and refloated
  • Sold for scrap, 2 August 1911
General characteristics
Class & typeFarfadet-class submarine
Displacement
  • 185 t (182 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 202 t (199 long tons) (submerged)
Length41.5 m (136 ft 2 in)
Beam2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Draught2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Installed power300 PS (300 bhp; 220 kW)
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 electric motors
Speed
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced)
  • 4.3 knots (8.0 km/h; 4.9 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 75 nmi (139 km; 86 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (surfaced)
  • 28 nmi (52 km; 32 mi) at 4.3 knots (8.0 km/h; 4.9 mph) (submerged)
Complement14
Armament4 × external 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo launchers

Lutin (Q10) was one of four Farfadet-class submarines built for the French Navy at the beginning of the 20th century. She differed from her sisters in that she had two propeller shafts and was slightly longer.