Oréade 1932
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Diane | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 4/1927 | 13/5/1930 | 9/1932 | scuttled 9/11/1942 | |
| Méduse | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 4/1927 | 26/8/1930 | 9/1932 | beached 10/11/1942 | |
| Antiope | A C de la Seine-Maritime, Le Trait | 3/1928 | 19/8/1930 | 10/1932 | FNFL 12/1942, sold 4/1946 | |
| Amphitrite | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 1/1928 | 20/12/1930 | 6/1933 | sunk 8/11/1942 | |
| Amazone | A C de la Seine-Maritime, Le Trait | 11/1928 | 28/12/1931 | 10/1933 | FNFL 12/1942, sold 4/1946 | |
| Orphée | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 11/1928 | 10/11/1931 | 6/1933 | FNFL 12/1942, sold 4/1946 | |
| Oréade | A C de la Seine-Maritime, Le Trait | 11/1928 | 23/5/1932 | 12/1933 | sunk 8/11/1942 | |
| La Sybille | A C de la Seine-Maritime, Le Trait | 1/1930 | 28/1/1932 | 12/1934 | sunk 11/11/1942 | |
| La Psyché | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 1/1930 | 4/8/1932 | 12/1933 | sunk 8/11/1942 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
651 / 807 |
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Length, m |
64.4 |
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Breadth, m |
6.20 |
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Draught, m |
4.30 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Normand-Vickers diesels / electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
1400 / 1000 |
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Max speed, kts |
14 / 9 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 39 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(10) / 82(5) |
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Armament |
6 - 550 TT (3 bow, 1 ext aft, 1 x 2 ext, 7), 2 - 400 TT (1 x 2 ext, 2), 1 x 1 - 75/35 M1928, 1 x 1 - 8/80 |
| Complement | 41 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 80 |
Ship project history: Built under 1926 (2 submarines), 1927 (3), 1928 (2 boats) and 1929 (2 boats) programs. Normand-Fenaux variant of "630ton" submarine.
Modernizations: m. b. 1943 - 1944, all survived: - 1 x 1 - 8/80; + 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
Naval service: Six boats of this class were lost during Allied landing in the North Africa in November, 1942. Diane was destroyed by crew at Oran 9/11/1942 before occupancy of base by Allies. Méduse was damaged by aircraft and ran aground 10/11/1942 off Mazagon (Morocco). Amphitrite, Oréade and La Psyché were sunk by gunfire of Allied ships and carrier aircraft at Casablanca (Morocco) 8/11/1942. La Sybille was lost off Casablanca 11/11/1942. French consider her as lost on a mine, but loss of submarine from torpedoes of German submarine U173 is more probable.
Antiope, Amazone and Orphée in 1944 were laid up into reserve.
Oréade
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