French submarine Le Verrier

An unidentified Brumaire-class submarine in Cherbourg
History
France
Name	Le Verrier
Builder	Arsenal de Toulon
Launched	31 October 1912
Completed	30 October 1913
Stricken	3 February 1925
Identification	Pennant number: Q88
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Brumaire-class submarine
Displacement	397 t (391 long tons) (surfaced) 551 t (542 long tons) (submerged)
Length	52.15 m (171 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam	5.42 m (17 ft 9 in)
Draft	3.19 m (10 ft 6 in)
Installed power	840 PS (620 kW; 830 bhp) (diesels) 660 PS (490 kW; 650 bhp) (electric motors)
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (surfaced) 8.8 knots (16.3 km/h; 10.1 mph) (submerged)
Range	1,700 nmi (3,100 km; 2,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced) 84 nmi (156 km; 97 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Test depth	40 m (130 ft)
Complement	2 officers and 27 crewmen
Armament	1 × 450 mm (17.7 in) bow torpedo tube 1 × twin 450 mm Drzewiecki drop collar 2 × single 450 mm Drzewiecki drop collars 2× single external 450 mm torpedo launchers

Le Verrier was one of 16 Brumaire-class submarines built for the French Navy during the 1910s. This class of submarines was part of France's naval expansion efforts prior to and during World War I, designed to conduct reconnaissance and patrol duties. The Le Verrier had a displacement of 397 tons when surfaced and 551 tons submerged, with an overall length of 52.15 meters. It featured a combination of diesel engines for surface propulsion and electric motors for underwater movement.

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