Submarines of the Minerva type ( French: Classe Minerve ) are French submarines built in the 30s of the 20th century. According to the French classification, they were submarines of the 2nd class ( displacement up to 1000 tons). In total, 6 boats were built according to the programs of 1930 (4 units) and 1936 (2 units).
| Minerva-class submarines | |
|---|---|
| Classe minerve | |
 Submarine Junon | |
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |    |
| Launching | 1934-1938 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Project designation | T2 |
| Speed (surface) | 14 knots (26 km / h ) |
| Speed (underwater) | 9 knots (17 km / h) |
| Working depth | 80 m |
| Autonomy of swimming | 2000 miles (3700 km ) / 10 knots (19 km / h)., submarine - 85 miles (157 km) / 5 knots (9.3 km / h) |
| Crew | 38 sailors, 4 officers |
| Dimensions | |
| Surface displacement | 662 t |
| Underwater displacement | 856 t |
| The length is the greatest (on design basis) | 68.1 m |
| The width of the body naib. | 5,6 m |
| Average draft (on design basis) | 4 m |
| Power point | |
| 2 diesel engines "Vickers-Normand" 1800 hp (1342 kW ), • 2 electric motors 1230 hp (917 Sq) | |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 75mm / 34.5 caliber deck gun |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 6 - 550 mm TA (4 bow, 2 stern), 6 torpedoes 3 - 400 mm TA (3-pipe rotary installation, 3 torpedoes) |
| Air defense | 1 × 2 13.2 mm machine gun |
Submarines had a one and a half hull design and reinforced torpedo armament, with all 550-mm torpedo tubes located in a sturdy hull . However, the lack of spare torpedoes reduced the combat capabilities of these boats. 400-mm torpedo tubes were located outside the robust housing in a 3-pipe rotary installation.
In June 1940, the Junon and Minerv boats were withdrawn to England and later switched to the side of Free France , the damaged Iri on 11/27/1942 left Toulon to Barcelona , where it was interned .
Submarine List
| Submarine | Board number | Shipyard [1] | Launched | Service start | End of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minerv ( Minerva ) ( French Minerve ) | Q185 | AC | 10/23/1934 | 09/15/1936 | 10/10/1943 badly damaged in the English Channel by a Canadian plane by mistake, put into reserve; 09/19/1945 died off the British coast as a result of a navigational error |
| Junon ( Juno ) ( French Junon ) | Q186 | ACN | 09/15/1935 | 09/20/1937 | scrapped 12/12/1954 |
| Venus ( Venus ) ( French Vénus ) | Q187 | ACSM | 04/06/1935 | 11/15/1936 | flooded in Toulon 11/27/1942 |
| Iris ( Iris ) ( FR. Iris ) | Q188 | ACD | 09/23/1934 | 11/15/1936 | sent for scrap 1.02.1950 |
| Pallas ( Fr. Pallas ) | Q189 | ACN | 08/25/1938 | 06/12/1939 | flooded in Oran 11.11.1942 |
| Ceres ( Ceres ) ( FR. Céres ) | Q190 | ACSM | 12/9/1938 | 07/15/1939 | flooded in Oran 11.11.1942 |
Notes
- ↑ Arsenal de Cherbourg (AC), Cherbourg ; Atelier et Chantiers Dubigeon (ACD), Nantes ; Atelier et Chantiers de la Seine - Maritime (ACSM), Rouen ; Atelier et Chantiers Augustine Normand (ACN), Le Havre
Literature
- Dashyan A.V., Patyanin S.V., Mityukov N.V., Drum M.S. Fleets of the Second World War. - M .: Yauza; Collection; Eksmo, 2009 .-- 608 p. - 2500 copies. - ISBN 978-5-699-33872-6 .