Sirène-class submarine

• Above water: 609 ts
• Under water: 757 ts

• Diesel: 1,300 hp ( 970 kW)
• Electrical: 1,000 hp ( 746 kW)

• Surfaced: 13.5 kn (25 km / h)
• Immersed: 7.5 kn (14 km / h)

• Over water at 7.5 kn: 3500 nm ( 6482 km )

• 75 nm ( 139 km)

• 7 × 550 -mm torpedo tubes 3 front, 2 amidships, 2 aft
• 13 torpedoes

The Sirene class was a middle class submarine ship of the French Navy. In the former French type classification it was boats in Class 2 Between 1923 and 1927, four boats were built at A. Chantier de la Loire in Saint- Nazaire. The class is also referred to as the 600 -ton Type A.

Apart from the fall in 1928 in an accident Ondine drove all the boats in the Second World War for Vichy France and were scuttled after the German invasion of southern France in November 1942 in Toulon, in order to escape the clutches of the German Navy. The self- submerged boats were lifted by the Italian navy.

Boats of the class

• Galatée Keel laid: February 1, 1924
• Launched: December 18, 1925
• Fate: scuttled on 22 November 1942 in Toulon, lifted later by the Italians. On June 22, 1944 in Toulon sunk by Allied aircraft.

• Keel laid: November 23, 1923
• Launched: October 20, 1925
• Fate: scuttled in Toulon on 27 November 1942. Raised by the Italians on 17 March 1943 but fell again on 17 April 1943 raised again on 17 July 1943. On November 24, 1943 sunk in Allied air attack.

• Keel laid: November 28, 1923
• Launched: August 6, 1925
• Fate: scuttled in Toulon on 27 November 1942. Lifted in March 1943 by the Italians, but not repaired. On June 22, 1944 in Toulon sunk by Allied aircraft.