Circé 1940
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Circé | Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône | 2/1923 | 29/10/1925 | 6/1929 | captured by Germany 8/12/1942, to Italy (FR117) | |
| Calypso | Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône | 2/1923 | 15/1/1926 | 6/1929 | captured by Germany 8/12/1942 | |
| Thétis | Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône | 7/1923 | 30/6/1927 | 6/1929 | scuttled 27/11/1942 | |
| Doris | Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône | 7/1923 | 25/11/1927 | 1930 | sunk 9/5/1940 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
615 / 776 |
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Length, m |
62.5 |
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Breadth, m |
6.20 |
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Draught, m |
3.99 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Schneider diesels / electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
1250 / 1000 |
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Max speed, kts |
14 / 7.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 60 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3500(7.5) / 75(5) |
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Armament |
7 - 550 TT (2 bow, 2 ext bow, 1 ext stern, 1 x 2 ext, 13), 1 x 1 - 75/35 M1925, 2 x 1 - 8/80 |
| Complement | 41 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 80 |
Ship project history: Schneider-Laubeuf type. Built under the 1922 program. Variant of Sirène design.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Doris after diesel incapacitation was sunk 9/5/1940 by German submarine U9 at coast of Holland. Circé and Calypso were captured by Germans at Bizerte 8/12/1942 and transferred to Italians, they never been commissioned again. Circé was renamed FR117 and scuttled at Italian departure 6/5/1943. Calypso was destroyed by Allied air bombs 30/1/1943. Thétis was scuttled at Toulon 27/11/1942.
Thétis
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