French submarine Narval (Q4)
French submarine Narval in 1900 | |
| History | |
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| France | |
| Name | Narval |
| Namesake | The Narwhal |
| Ordered | 1 June 1898 |
| Builder | Arsenal de Cherbourg |
| Laid down | 23 November 1898 |
| Launched | 21 October 1899 |
| Commissioned | 26 June 1900 |
| Stricken | 1909 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 2 June 1920 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | unique vessel |
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| Length | 34 m (111 ft 7 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 3.80 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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| Complement | 2 officers and 12 crewmen |
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French submarine Narval (“Narwhal”) was a pioneering vessel of the French Navy, designed by Maxime Laubeuf and built at the end of the 19th century. She was designed in response to a competition set by the French Admiralty and had several revolutionary features which set the pattern for submarines for the next 50 years.