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Narval Class



Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
S633 Dauphin C 1952 1955 1958
S637 Espadon N 1955 1958 1960
S632 Marsouin C 1951 1955 1957
S638 Morse S 1956 1958 1960
S631 Narval C 1951 1954 1957
S634 Requin C 1952 1955 1958


Builders:
C : Cherbourg Naval Dockyard, Cherbourg, France
N : Normand, Le Havre, France
S : La Seine, Le Havre, France

Dimensions:
257' x 23' 7" x 18' 6" / 77.50m x 7.80m x 5.40m

Displacement:
1635 tons surfaced / 1910 tons dived

Complement:
63

Armament:
6 x 21.7" bow torpedo tubes
2 x 15.7" external torpedo tubes

Up to 14 torpedoes could be carried.

Powerplant:
Three Schneider diesels producing a total of 4000bhp were fitted with two main motors totalling 5000hp on two shafts.

Maximum speed was 15kts surfaced and 18kts dived. Range was 15000NM @ 8kts snorkelling. Maximum endurance was 45 days.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
N/A

Sonar:
N/A

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous:
Maximum diving depth was 600'.