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Orion-class submarine
Class overview
Name: Orion class
Operators:
Preceded by: Argonaute class
Succeeded by: Diane class
Built: 1928 - 1931
In service: 1932 - 1943
Planned: 2
Completed: 2
Retired: 2
General characteristics
Type: Submarine
Displacement:
  • 558 tonnes (549 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 787 tonnes (775 long tons) (submerged)
Length: 67 m (219 ft 10 in)
Beam: 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × diesel engines, 1,400 hp (1,000 kW)
  • 2 × electric motors, 1,000 hp (750 kW)
Speed:
  • 14 knots (26 km/h) (surfaced)
  • 9 knots (17 km/h) (submerged)
  • Range:
  • 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • 82 nautical miles (152 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) (submerged)
  • Test depth: 80 m (260 ft)
    Complement: 14 men
    Armament:

    The Orion-class submarines were a class of two submarines built for the French Navy between 1928 and 1931.

    Design[]

    67 m (219 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) and a draught of 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in), Orion-class submarines could dive up to 80 m (260 ft). The submarine had a surfaced displacement of 558 tonnes (549 long tons) and a submerged displacement of 787 tonnes (775 long tons). Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two 1,400 hp (1,044 kW) diesel motors and two 1,000 hp (746 kW) electric motors. The submarines' electrical propulsion allowed it to attain speeds of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) while submerged and 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) on the surface. Their surfaced range was 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) with a submerged range of 82 nautical miles (152 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h).[1][2][3][4]

    Ships[]

    Orion-class submarines
    Name Ordered laid down launched commissioned fate
    Orion 27 December 1927 9 July 1929 21 April 1931 5 July 1932 Scrapped for spare parts in 1944.[2]
    Ondine 27 December 1927 30 August 1929 4 May 1931 5 July 1932 Scrapped for spare parts in 1944.[5]

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