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

French submarine Le Glorieux

Redoutable-class submarine

French submarine Le Glorieux
François Ansart — Own work — CC BY-SA 3.0 — Wikimedia Commons Plate

Service

  1. Marine Nationale as Le Glorieux1 June 1934 — 27 October 19522,193 days of the war
Redoutable-class submarine Particulars
Name
Le Glorieux
Namesake
Glorious, having glory, i.e., high renown, praise, and honor obtained through notable achievements and based in extensive common consent
Builder
Arsenal de Cherbourg, Cherbourg, France
Laid down
10 February 1930
Launched
29 November 1932
Commissioned
1 June 1934
Decommissioned
27 October 1952
Status
Unknown

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
1,547 long tons (1,572 t)
Displacement, submerged
2,059 long tons (2,092 t)
Length
92.3 m (302.8 ft)
Beam
8.1 m (26.6 ft)
Draught
4.4 m (14.4 ft)
Speed
17.5 knots (32.4 km/h, 20.1 mph)
Range
14,000 nmi (25,928 km)
Complement
5
Main gun
100 mm (3.9 in)

Le Glorieux was a Redoutable-class submarine of the Marine Nationale. The ship was named after Glorious. Her keel was laid at Arsenal de Cherbourg, Cherbourg, France on 10 February 1930. Launched on 29 November 1932, she entered service on 1 June 1934.

29 ships of the class were built.

The boat displaced 1,547 long tons surfaced and 2,059 long tons submerged. She measured 92.3 m (303 ft) long with a beam of 8.1 m (27 ft). Her designed speed was 17.5 knots, and she carried a complement of 5.

Her main battery was one 100 mm (3.9 in) guns.

She was in commission for 2,193 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 27 October 1952.

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 × diesel engines, 6000 hp
  • 2 × electric motors, 2250 hp
Armament
  • 11 torpedo tubes
  • 1 × 100 mm gun
  • 1 × 13.2 mm machine gun

Sister ships

4 more in the class

Sources