Minerve-class submarine
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Completed | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) surfaced 662 tons submerged 856 tons |
| Length | 68,1 m |
| Beam | 5,6 m |
| Draught | 4,0 m |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 x diesels (1,800 bhp) 2 x electric motors (1,230 shp) |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) surfaced 14,2 knots submerged 9 knots |
The Minerve class submarines were a class of submarines built for the French Navy prior to World War II. The class was based on a French Admiralty design.
Submarines of the class
- Minerve, joined the Free French Navy
- Iris, interned in Spain during the war
- Vénus, scuttled in Toulon in 1942
- Céres, scuttled at Oran in 1942
- Pallas, scuttled at Oran in 1942
- Junon, joined the Free French Navy, survived the war
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