Allied Warships

Submarines

Requin class

9 ships

Technical information

TypeSubmarine
Displacement974 / 1441 BRT 
Length78 metres 
Complement4 officers + 50 men 
Armament1 3.9" gun.
1 13 mm AA.
10 21.7" torpedo tubes. 
Max speed15 / 9 knots (surfaced/submerged)
EnginesDiesel / electric, 2 shafts 
Power2900 BHP / 1800 SHP  (surfaced/submerged)
Notes on class 


All ships of the Requin class


Free French Navy Free French Navy (more on Free French Navy)

FFL Narval (i) Lost on 15 Dec 1940


French Navy French Navy (more on French Navy)

Caiman
Espadon
Marsouin
Narval (Became the Free French Narval)
Requin
Dauphin
Morse Lost on 16 Jun 1940
Phoque
Souffleur Lost on 25 Jun 1941


9 Submarines (10 names) of the Requin class. 3 of them were lost.

See all Submarine classes.


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