The Armide-class submarines were a class of three diesel-electric submarines built for the Greek and Japanese Navies before and during World War I. They were built in the Schneider-Creusot shipyards 1913 to 1918, but were seized during the war by the French government before they could be sold. The Armide class ships operated in the Mediterranean during the course of World War I and were stricken from the Navy list between 1928 and 1935.
Design
56.2m (184ft 5in) long, with a beam of 5.2m (17ft 1in) and a draught of 3m (9ft 10in),[1][2] the submarines had a surfaced displacement of 457 tonnes (450 long tons) and a submerged displacement of 670 tonnes (659 long tons).[1][2] Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two 2,200hp (1,641kW) diesel motors built by the Swiss manufacturer Schneider-Carels and two 900hp (671kW) electric motors.[2][3] The submarines' electrical propulsion allowed it to attain speeds of 11 knots (20km/h; 13mph) while submerged and 17.5 knots (32.4km/h; 20.1mph) on the surface.[3] Their surfaced range was 2,600 nautical miles (4,800km) at 11 knots (20km/h) with a submerged range of 160 nautical miles (300km) at 5 knots (9.3km/h).[1][3]
Three Armide-class submarines were built in the Schneider-Creusot shipyards, France.[3] Two ships were laid down in 1912 and the third in 1913.[1] The first submarine was launched in 1915 and the other two in 1916.[3][2]Armide was completed in 1916 and the others in 1917.[1]
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