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Arethuse Class



Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
S639 Amazone C 1955 1958 1959
S635 Arethuse C N/A N/A N/A
S636 Argonaute C 1955 1957 1959
S640 Ariane C 1955 1958 1960


Builders:
C : Cherbourg Naval Dockyard, Cherbourg, France

Dimensions:
162' 7" x 19' x 13' 1" / 49.50m x 5.80m x 4.00m

Displacement:
545 tons surfaced / 750 tons dived

Complement:
40

Armament:
4 x 21.7" bow torpedo tubes

Up to 8 torpedoes could be carried.

Powerplant:
Two Pielstick diesels producing a total of 1060bhp were fitted with two SEMT main motors totalling 1300hp on one shafts.

Maximum speed was 12.5kts surfaced and 16kts dived.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
N/A

Sonar:
N/A

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous:
Maximum diving depth was 600'.