| French submarine Astrée (Q200) | |
|---|---|
 Model of the Africaine, sister-ship of the Astrée | |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Astrée |
| Namesake: | Astraea |
| Builder: | Nantes |
| Captured: | by Nazi Germany in June 1940 |
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
| Name: | UF-3 |
| Acquired: | June 1940 |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Astrée |
| Namesake: | Astraea |
| Out of service: | 1962 |
| Struck: | 27 November 1965 as the Q404 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Aurore class submarine |
| Displacement: |
900 tonnes surfaced |
| Length: | 73.5 metres |
| Beam: | 6.5 metres |
| Draught: | 4.2 metres |
| Propulsion: |
Diesel: 3,000 shp (2,237 KW) |
| Speed: |
15 knots surfaced |
| Range: |
5,600 nm a 10 knots |
| Test depth: | 100 m |
| Armament: |
1 x 100 mm deck gun |
The Astrée was an Aurore class submarine of the French navy. Still incomplete, she was captured by the Germans in June 1940. She was renamed UF-3 on 13 May 1941, but never completed during the German occupation of France.
She was recaptured and completed under her original name. The Astrée was taken out of service in 1962, and striken on 27 November 1965 as the Q404.
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