French submarine Korrigan

History
France
NameKorrigan
Ordered27 September 1899
Laid down23 March 1900
Launched24 January 1902
Commissioned29 August 1902
Decommissioned1906
Stricken3 August 1910
FateSold for scrap, 10 August 1911
General characteristics
Class & typeFarfadet-class submarine
Displacement
  • 185 t (182 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 202 t (199 long tons) (submerged)
Length41.3 m (135 ft 6 in)
Beam2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Draught2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Installed power300 PS (300 bhp; 220 kW)
Propulsion1 shaft, 2 electric motors
Speed
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surfaced)
  • 4.3 knots (8.0 km/h; 4.9 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 75 nmi (139 km; 86 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced
  • 28 nmi (52 km; 32 mi) at 4.3 knots (8.0 km/h; 4.9 mph) submerged
Complement14
Armament4 × external 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo launchers

Korrigan (Q8) was one of four Farfadet-class submarines built for the French Navy at the beginning of the 20th century.

References

Bibliography

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  • 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.