French submarine Africaine (Q196)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Africaine.

Model of Africaine
History
France
Name	Africaine
Namesake	"African"
Captured	by Germany in June 1940
Germany
Name	UF-1
Acquired	June 1940
France
Name	Africaine
Launched	7 December 1946
Out of service	1961
Stricken	Broken up on 28 February 1963
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	900 tonnes surfaced 1170 tonnes submerged
Length	73.5 m (241 ft)
Beam	6.5 m (21 ft)
Draught	4.2 m (14 ft)
Propulsion	Diesel: 3000 shp (2237 KW) 1400 shp (1044 KW) electrical
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced 9 knots submerged
Range	5,600 nmi (10,400 km; 6,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) 2,250 nmi (4,170 km; 2,590 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth	100 m (330 ft)
Armament	1 × 100 mm (3.9 in) deck gun 2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns 9 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes

Africaine (Q196) ("African") was an Template:Sclass- of the French Navy.

Still incomplete, the boat was captured by the Germans in June 1940 during World War II. She was renamed UF-1 on 13 May 1941 by the Kriegsmarine, but never completed during the German occupation of France.

The boat was recaptured, completed under her original name, and launched on 7 December 1946. Africaine was taken out of service in 1961 and was stricken on 28 February 1963 as Q334.

See also

• List of submarines of France