French submarine Amazone (Q161)

Amazone was a Diane-class submarine, operated by the Marine Nationale. She carried the pennant number Q161. The ship was named after Amazon. Her keel was laid at Ateliers et Chantiers de la Seine-Maritime, Le Trait, France on 14 January 1929. She entered service on 12 October 1933, having been launched on 28 December 1931.

She was one of nine ships of her class. The class followed the 600 Series submarines and was succeeded by the Orion-class submarine.

The boat displaced 571 long tons surfaced and 809 long tons submerged. She measured 64.4 m (211 ft) long with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft). Her designed speed was 13.7 knots.

She was in commission for 2,193 days of the Second World War. She was struck from the register on 26 April 1946.

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