Africaine (Q196)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Africaine.
 Model of the Africaine |
|
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Africaine |
| Namesake: | "African" |
| Captured: | by Nazi Germany in June 1940 |
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
| Name: | UF-1 |
| Acquired: | June 1940 |
| Career (France) | |
| Name: | Africaine |
| Namesake: | "African" |
| Launched: | 7 December 1946 |
| Out of service: | 1961 |
| Struck: | Broken up on 28 February 1963 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Aurore class submarine |
| Displacement: |
900 tonnes surfaced |
| Length: | 73.5 metres |
| Beam: | 6.5 metres |
| Draught: | 4.2 metres |
| Propulsion: |
Diesel: 3000 shp (2237 KW) |
| Speed: |
15 knots surfaced |
| Range: |
5600 nm a 10 knots |
| Test depth: | 100 m |
| Armament: |
1 x 100 mm deck gun |
The Africaine ("African"[1]) was an Aurore class submarine of the French navy.
Still incomplete, she was captured by the Germans in June 1940. She was renamed UF-1 on 13 May 1941, but never completed during the German occupation of France.
She was recaptured, completed under her original name, and launched on 7 December 1946. The Africaine was taken out of service in 1961 and was striken on 28 February 1963 as the Q334.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Africaine is the feminine form of "African".
