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*Orion*-class submarine
Class overview

Name	Orion class
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Argonaute class
Succeeded by	Diane class
Built	1928 - 1931
In service	1932 - 1943
Planned	2
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	558 long tons (567 t) (surfaced) 787 long tons (800 t) (submerged)
Length	67 m (219 ft 10 in)
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 1,400 hp (1,044 kW) 2 × electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW)
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h) (surfaced) 9 knots (17 km/h) (submerged)
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) 82 nautical miles (152 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) (submerged)
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	41 men
Armament	6 × 550 mm (21.7 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) gun M1 1 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine gun 2 × 8 mm (0.31 in) machine gun

The Orion-class submarines were a class of two submarines built for the French Navy between 1928 and 1931.

Design

The Orion-class submarines were ordered in 1928 to a Loire-Simonot design. 67 m (219 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) and a draught of 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in), they could dive up to 80 m (260 ft). The submarines had a surfaced displacement of 558 long tons (567 t) and a submerged displacement of 787 long tons (800 t). Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two diesel engines with a total of 1,400 hp (1,044 kW) and two electric motors with a total of 1,000 hp (746 kW). The submarines' electrical propulsion allowed it to attain speeds of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) while submerged and 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) on the surface. Their surfaced range was 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) with a submerged range of 82 nautical miles (152 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h).

Ships

Name	Ordered	laid down	launched	commissioned	fate
Orion-class submarines
Orion	27 December 1927	9 July 1929	21 April 1931	5 July 1932	Scrapped for spare parts in 1944.
Ondine	27 December 1927	30 August 1929	4 May 1931	5 July 1932	Scrapped for spare parts in 1944.

References

^ "Q 165". 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.
"Oron class Submarines - Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
"French submarines of World War II". naval-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
"Q 166". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
Smith, Gordon. "French Navy, World War 1". www.naval-history.net.

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Preceded by: Argonaute class Followed by: Diane class
List of submarines of the French Navy

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Battleships	Courbet Bretagne Dunkerque Richelieu Alsace
Heavy cruisers	Duquesne Suffren Algérie Saint-Louis
Light cruisers	Duguay-Trouin Jeanne d'Arc Émile Bertin La Galissonnière De Grasse
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Torpedo boats	La Melpomène Le Fier La Combattante
Escorteurs	French Flower Cannon PC-461 River
Submarines	Sirène Ariane Circé Argonaute Orion Diane Saphir Requin Redoutable Surcouf Minerve Aurore Curie Narval
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