Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Marine Nationale — Submarine

French submarine Antiope

Diane-class submarine

Displacement
571 long tons (580 t)
Length
64.4 m (211.3 ft)
Beam
6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Complement
41
Main gun
76 mm (3 in)

Service

  1. Marine Nationale as Antiope12 October 1933 — 26 April 19462,193 days of the war
Diane-class submarine Particulars
Name
Antiope
Namesake
Antiope, an Amazon in Greek mythology
Builder
Chantiers Worms le Trait, Rouen, France
Laid down
28 December 1928
Launched
18 August 1930
Commissioned
12 October 1933
Struck
26 April 1946
Fate
Condemned 26 April 1946 (1946)
Status
Unknown

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
571 long tons (580 t)
Displacement, submerged
809 long tons (822 t)
Length
64.4 m (211.3 ft)
Beam
6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Draught
4.3 m (14.1 ft)
Range
4,000 nmi (7,408 km)
Complement
41
Main gun
76 mm (3 in)

Antiope was a Diane-class submarine of the Marine Nationale. She was named for Antiope. Chantiers Worms le Trait, Rouen, France laid her keel on 28 December 1928. She entered service on 12 October 1933, having been launched on 18 August 1930.

Nine ships of the class were built. 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). She carried a complement of 41.

Her main battery was one 76 mm (3 in) guns.

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

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 x 650 hp Normand-Vickers diesel engines
  • 2 x 500 hp electric motors
Armament
  • 3 × 550 mm bow torpedo tubes
  • 3 × 550 mm torpedo tubes in forward external rotating turret
  • 1 × 550 mm and 2 x 400 mm torpedo tubes in after external rotating turret
  • 1 × 76.2 mm deck gun
  • 1 × 13.2 mm machine gun
  • 2 × 8 mm machine guns

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