Surcouf (submarine)

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
French naval vessel
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Free_French_Naval_Forces
gptkbp:aircraftCarried 1 Besson MB.411 floatplane
gptkbp:armament 4 × 400 mm torpedo tubes
10 × 550 mm torpedo tubes
2 × 203 mm (8 in) guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Arsenal_de_Cherbourg
gptkbp:causeOfLoss collision with SS Thompson Lykes (probable)
gptkbp:class Surcouf-class submarine
gptkbp:commissioned 1934
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:crew 118
gptkbp:decommissioned 1942
gptkbp:displacement 3250 tons (surfaced)
4304 tons (submerged)
gptkbp:fate lost in 1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Surcouf (submarine)
gptkbp:launched 1929
gptkbp:length 110 m
gptkbp:lostDate 18 February 1942
gptkbp:lostLocation gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Robert_Surcouf
gptkbp:notableFor only submarine battleship/cruiser ever built
largest submarine in the world at time of commissioning
gptkbp:operator gptkb:French_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 10,000 nautical miles at 10 knots
gptkbp:speed 18.5 knots (surfaced)
8.5 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brest_shipyard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7