Post by Diarist on Feb 19, 2015 18:35:29 GMT 1
In 1922-23 France ordered the Requin class, a Type 1 submarine. These ran to 9 vessels, but their indifferent performance led to calls for an improved design. This came in 1924 with the Redoutable class, a successful design, which ran to 31 vessels in three series.
In 1923 the French Navy placed orders for a series of coastal/seagoing Type 2 boats. The order was placed with three different design bureaux, which led to three different designs to the same specification. Known collectively as the 600 Series, these were the Sirène, Ariane and Circé classes, a total of 10 boats. They were followed in 1926 by the 630 Series, another three classes from the same bureaux. These were the Argonaute, Orion and Diane classes, a further 16 boats.
The type 3 minelayer was represented by the Saphir class, a 1925 order for 6 boats.
France also experimented with the concept of the submarine cruiser, in common with other navies of the time. In 1926 she built the Surcouf,
Type 1 grand patrol/ocean-going submarine
Requin class: 9 units built 1928-1931
Redoutable class : 31 units built 1928-1937 (sub-classes)
Redoutable(1st series) : 19 units 1928-31
Espoir (2nd series) : 6 units 1931-34
Agosta (3rd series) : 6 units 1934-37
Type 2 coastal/sea-going submarines
600 Series
Sirène class : 4 units built 1925-1926
Ariane class : 4 units built 1925-1927
Circé class : 4 units built 1925-1927
630 Series
Argonaute class : 5 units built 1929-1932
Orion class : 2 units built 1931
Diane class : 9 units built 1930-1932
Type 3 minelayer submarines
Saphir class : 6 units built 1928-1935
Cruiser submarine
Surcouf : 1 unit built 1929
Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_submarines_of_World_War_II
In 1923 the French Navy placed orders for a series of coastal/seagoing Type 2 boats. The order was placed with three different design bureaux, which led to three different designs to the same specification. Known collectively as the 600 Series, these were the Sirène, Ariane and Circé classes, a total of 10 boats. They were followed in 1926 by the 630 Series, another three classes from the same bureaux. These were the Argonaute, Orion and Diane classes, a further 16 boats.
The type 3 minelayer was represented by the Saphir class, a 1925 order for 6 boats.
France also experimented with the concept of the submarine cruiser, in common with other navies of the time. In 1926 she built the Surcouf,
Type 1 grand patrol/ocean-going submarine
Requin class: 9 units built 1928-1931
Redoutable class : 31 units built 1928-1937 (sub-classes)
Redoutable(1st series) : 19 units 1928-31
Espoir (2nd series) : 6 units 1931-34
Agosta (3rd series) : 6 units 1934-37
Type 2 coastal/sea-going submarines
600 Series
Sirène class : 4 units built 1925-1926
Ariane class : 4 units built 1925-1927
Circé class : 4 units built 1925-1927
630 Series
Argonaute class : 5 units built 1929-1932
Orion class : 2 units built 1931
Diane class : 9 units built 1930-1932
Type 3 minelayer submarines
Saphir class : 6 units built 1928-1935
Cruiser submarine
Surcouf : 1 unit built 1929
Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_submarines_of_World_War_II