| French submarine Y | |
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| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Y |
| Namesake: | Y |
| Operator: | French Navy |
| Builder: | Arsenal de Toulon |
| Cost: | F924,300 |
| Launched: | 24 July 1905 |
| Completed: | 1906 |
| Identification: | Q 37 |
| Fate: | Stricken in March 1909 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine |
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| Length: | 44.9 m (147 ft 4 in) |
| Beam: | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Draught: | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: |
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| Complement: | 15 men |
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The French submarine Y was a single-hull experimental submarine designed by Louis-Émile Bertin for the French Navy. She was launched in July 1905 but was never commissioned and remained in experimental status. A planned refit, which included adding an electric motor for underwater propulsion in 1907 was cancelled. Y was disarmed and stricken on 1 March 1909.
Design[]
Y was 44.9 metres (147 feet 4 inches) long, with a beam of 3 m (9 ft 10 in) and a draught of 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in).[1][Note 1] The submarine had a surfaced displacement of 213 long tons (216 tonnes) and a submerged displacement of 226 long tons (230 tonnes).[1][Note 2] The submarine was powered by a 250 hp (186 kW) diesel engine for both surface and submerged running.[2][1] She had a maximum speed of 10 knots (19 km/h) on the surface and 6 knots (11 km/h) while submerged. She had a complement of 15 men.[1][2]
Her armament comprised two 450 mm (17.7 in) bow torpedo tubes, two 450 mm (17.7 in) Drzewiecki drop collar torpedo launchers and one external cradle aft 450 mm (17.7 in).[1][2]
Construction and career[]
Y was laid down in the Arsenal de Toulon, launched on 24 July 1905 and completed in 1906. Y was a single-hull diesel design by Louis-Émile Bertin. Y received the pennant number Q 37 and cost F924,300.[1]
Y was used for trials and experiments and never commissioned into the French Marine Nationale. In 1907, a reconstruction was proposed to install an electric motor and batteries for submerged running, but eventually the idea was abandoned.[2] Y was disarmed and stricken in May 1909.[1][2]
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- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5.
- Fontenoy, Paul E. (2007). Submarines: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. ABC-CLIO Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85109-563-6.
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