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Daphne Class
| Name |
Builders |
Laid down |
Launched |
Commissioned |
| S641 Daphne |
D |
1958 |
1959 |
1964 |
| S642 Diane |
D |
1958 |
1960 |
1964 |
| S643 Doris |
C |
1958 |
1960 |
1964 |
| S644 Eurydice |
C |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| S645 Flore |
C |
1958 |
1960 |
1964 |
| S646 Galatee |
C |
1958 |
1961 |
1964 |
| S648 Junon |
C |
1961 |
1964 |
1966 |
| S647 Minerve |
C |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| S650 Psyche |
B |
1965 |
1967 |
1969 |
| S651 Sirene |
B |
1965 |
1967 |
1970 |
| S649 Venus |
C |
1961 |
1964 |
1966 |
Builders:
B : Brest Naval Dockyard, Brest, France
C : Cherbourg Naval Dockyard, Cherbourg, France
D : Dubigeon Normandie, Nantes, France
Dimensions:
189' 6" x 22' 3" x 15' 1" / 57.79m x 6.82m x 4.60m
Displacement:
869 tons surfaced / 1043 tons dived
Complement:
45
Armament:
4 x 21.7" bow torpedo tubes
4 x 21.7" stern torpedo tubes
Up to 14 torpedoes could be carried, either E14, E15 or L3 models.
Powerplant:
Two Pielstick diesels producing a total of 1300bhp were fitted with two SEMT generators and two
Jeumont Schneider main motors producing a total of 1600hp on two shafts.
Maximum speed was 13.5kts surfaced and 16kts dived. Range was 2700NM @ 12.5kts surfaced or 4500NM @
5kts snorkelling.
Electronics Fit:
Radar:
Calypso air/surface search
Sonar:
DUUA 1 active/passive bow mounted
DSUV 2 passive
DUUX 2 passive ranging
DUUG 1 intercept
Other:
DLT D3 FC torpedo fire control
Miscellaneous:
Maximum diving depth was 1000'.