French Narval-class submarine
- Above water: 1635 ts
- Under water: 1910 ts
- Diesel: 3281 KW
- Electrical: 3729 KW
- Surfaced: 16 kn ( 30 km / h)
- Immersed: 18 kn (33 km / h)
- Over water at 8 kn: NM 15000 ( 27780 km )
The Narval class was built in the 1950s submarine class of the French Navy. The design was influenced by the German Type XXI submarines. Because of their size and the high fuel supplies the boats were used in long-range deep-sea patrols.
All six submarines were decommissioned by 1992.
Boats of the class
- Narval (S 631) Case Number: Q 231
- Built by: Arsenal de Cherbourg (Cherbourg )
- Commissioning: December 1, 1957
- Decommissioning: 1986
- Case Number: Q 232
- Built by: Arsenal de Cherbourg (Cherbourg )
- Year of issue: October 1, 1957
- Decommissioning: 1992
- Case Number: Q 233
- Built by: Arsenal de Cherbourg (Cherbourg )
- Commissioning: August 1, 1958
- Decommissioning: 1992
- Case Number: Q 234
- Built by: Arsenal de Cherbourg (Cherbourg )
- Commissioning: August 1, 1958
- Decommissioning: 1985
- Case Number: Q 237
- Built by: AC Augustin Normand (Le Havre)
- Commissioning: April 2, 1960
- Decommissioning: 1985 ( museum ship in Saint- Nazaire )
- Case Number: Q 238
- Built by: AC de la Seine Maritime (Rouen )
- Commissioning: May 2, 1960
- Decommissioning: 1986