The French submarine ''Requin'' was the lead ship of the s built for the
French Navy
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in the mid-1920s.
Laid down
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in June 1922, it was
launched in July 1924 and
commissioned in May 1926. It was captured by Italian forces at
Bizerte, Tunisia on 8 December 1942 and renamed ''FR 113''. On 9 September 1943, it was recaptured by German forces. It was sold for
scrap in
Genes, Italy in 1944.
Design
long, with a
beam of and a
draught of , ''Requin''-class submarines could dive up to . The submarine had a
surfaced displacement of and a submerged displacement of . Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two diesel motors and two electric motors. The submarines' electrical propulsion allowed it to attain speeds of while submerged and on the surface. Their surfaced range was at , and at , with a submerged range of at .
References
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World War II submarines of France
Requin-class submarines