French submarine Bellone

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Bellone.

Unidentified Bellone-class submarine underway at Toulon, 1914–18
History
France
Name	Bellone
Ordered	26 June 1912
Builder	Arsenal de Rochefort
Laid down	23 April 1913
Launched	8 July 1914
Commissioned	12 July 1917
Stricken	29 July 1935
Identification	Pennant number: Q102
Fate	Sold for scrap,
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Bellone-class submarine
Displacement	540 t (531 long tons) (surfaced) 804 t (791 long tons) (submerged)
Length	60.6 m (198 ft 10 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.4 m (17 ft 9 in) (deep)
Draft	3.41 m (11 ft 2 in)
Installed power	2 × 900 PS (660 kW; 890 hp) diesel engines 2 × 400 PS (290 kW; 390 hp) electric motors
Propulsion	2 shafts
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (surfaced) 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (submerged)
Range	2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced) 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Test depth	50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Complement	28 crew
Armament	2 × external bow 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes 2 × external stern 450 mm torpedo tubes 4 × single 450 mm rotating torpedo launchers 1 × single 75 mm (3.0 in) Canon de 75 modèle 1897 deck gun

The French submarine Bellone was the lead ship of her class of three submarines built for the French Navy during World War I.

See also

• List of submarines of France

Bibliography

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