French submarine Dorade
Sister ship Thon
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| History | |
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| France | |
| Name | Dorade |
| Ordered | 3 April 1901 |
| Builder | Cherbourg Naval Dockyard |
| Laid down | 30 June 1902 |
| Launched | 14 May 1904 |
| Commissioned | 26 October 1905 |
| Stricken | 21 May 1914 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 12 November 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Naïade-class submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 24 m (78 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in) |
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| Test depth | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Complement | 9 |
| Armament | 2 × single 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedoes in Drzewiecki drop collars |
Dorade was one of 20 Naïade-class submarines built for the French Navy at the beginning of the 20th century. She was of the Romazotti type, and remained in service until just prior to the outbreak of World War I in 1914.
Notes
References
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - Roberts, Stephen S. (2021). French Warships in the Age of Steam 1859–1914: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-4533-0.
- Smigielski, Adam (1985). "France". In Gray, Randal (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 190–220. ISBN 0-87021-907-3.