French submarine Opale

A French postcard of Opale on the surface
History
France
Name: Opale
Namesake: Opal
Builder: Arsenal de Cherbourg
Laid down: October 1903
Launched: 20 November 1906
Completed: 19 December 1908
Struck: 12 November 1919
Identification: Pennant number: Q42
Fate: Sold for scrap, 10 May 1921
General characteristics
Class & type: Émeraude-class submarine
Displacement:
  • 394 t (388 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 427 t (420 long tons) (submerged)
Length: 44.9 m (147 ft 4 in) (o/a)
Beam: 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Draft: 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Installed power:
  • 600 PS (440 kW; 590 bhp) (diesels)
  • 600 PS (electric motors)
Propulsion:
Speed:
  • 11.25 knots (20.84 km/h; 12.95 mph) (surfaced)
  • 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) (submerged)
Range:
  • 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) surfaced
  • 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth: 40 m (130 ft)
Complement: 2 officers and 23 crewmen
Armament: 6 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 × bow, 2 × stern)

Opale was one of six Émeraude-class submarines built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

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