French submarine Marsouin (1924)
{{other ships|French submarine Marsouin}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=French submarine Marsouin.jpg |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=France |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|France|naval}} |Ship name=Marsouin |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded= |Ship builder=Brest Arsenal |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down=4 November 1922 |Ship launched=27 December 1924 |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=7 September 1927 |Ship recommissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship refit= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification= |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship honors= |Ship fate=Escaped from Toulon on 27 November 1942 and joined the Free French Naval Forces; disarmed at Oran in April 1944, and stricken on 28 February 1946. |Ship notes= |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class={{sclass|Requin|submarine}} |Ship displacement=* {{Convert|1150|LT|t|0|lk=on}} (surfaced)
|Ship length= {{Convert|78.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{Convert|6.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught= {{Convert|5.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship depth= |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=* 2 × diesel engines, {{Convert|2900|hp|0|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed=* {{Convert|15|kn|km/h|lk=in}} (surfaced)
|Ship range=* {{convert|7700|nmi|km}} at {{convert|9|kn|km/h}}
|Ship endurance= |Ship test depth={{Convert|80|m|abbr=on}} |Ship boats= |Ship complement=51 men |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament=* 10 × {{Convert|550|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes
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The French submarine Marsouin was a {{sclass|Requin|submarine}} built for the French Navy in the mid-1920s. Laid down in November 1922, it was launched in December 1924 and commissioned in September 1927. It escaped from Toulon on 27 November 1942 and joined the Free French Naval Forces; it was later disarmed at Oran in April 1944, and stricken on 28 February 1946.{{cite web|title=FR Marsouin of the French Navy - French submarine of the Requin class - Allied Warships of WWII|url=https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/6075.html|website=uboat.net|accessdate=22 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.netmarine.net/bat/smarins/marsouin/ancien.htm|title=Batiments ayant porté le nom de Marsouin|website=www.netmarine.net}}Fontenoy, p. 182
Design
{{Convert|78|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long, with a beam of {{Convert|6.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} and a draught of {{Convert|5.1|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, Requin-class submarines could dive up to {{Convert|80|m|abbr=on}}. The submarine had a surfaced displacement of {{Convert|1150|LT|t|0|lk=on}} and a submerged displacement of {{Convert|1441|LT|t|0|lk=on}}. Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two {{Convert|2900|hp|0|abbr=on}} diesel motors and two {{Convert|1800|hp|0|abbr=on}} electric motors. The submarines' electrical propulsion allowed it to attain speeds of {{Convert|9|kn}} while submerged and {{Convert|15|kn}} on the surface. Their surfaced range was {{convert|7700|nmi|km}} at {{convert|9|kn|km/h}}, and {{convert|4000|nmi|km}} at {{convert|12|kn|km/h}}, with a submerged range of {{convert|70|nmi|km}} at {{convert|5|kn|km/h}}.{{cite web |title=Requin Class French Submarines |url=https://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/requin_class.htm |website=battleships-cruisers.co |accessdate=22 October 2018}}
References
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=Citations=
- {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yD3eSRfUIesC&q=French+submarine+Ca%C3%AFman&pg=PA182|title=Submarines: An Illustrated History of Their Impact|last=Fontenoy|first=Paul E.|date=2007|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781851095636|language=en}}
{{Requin class submarines}}
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