The Ariane was a French Normand-Fenaux type Sirene Class submarine of 576 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1925. The Ariane was powered by two sets of 4-cycle Vickers-Normand diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 7.5 knots submerged and a range of 3200 km at 10 knots on the surface, and carried a complement of 40. She could dive to a depth of 45 fathoms. Armaments consisted of one 3-inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine-guns and seven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes. Research Ariane
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