French submarine Cornélie

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History
France
NameCornélie
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Launched29 October 1913
Commissioned18 August 1916
Stricken20 December 1926
IdentificationPennant number: Q91
FateSold for scrap, 15 April 1927
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeClorinde-class submarine
Displacement
  • 422 t (415 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 574 t (565 long tons) (submerged)
Length53.95 m (177 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 diesels; 2 electric motors
Speed
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 1,240 nmi (2,300 km; 1,430 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced)
  • 104 nmi (193 km; 120 mi) at 5.2 knots (9.6 km/h; 6.0 mph) (submerged)
Test depth40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Complement27 crew
Armament

The French submarine Cornélie was the second and last Clorinde-class submarine built for the French Navy during the 1910s.

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Bibliography

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