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Wednesday 27 April 2016

Creusot diesel engines of French submarine Joessel performed very well according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad 1919-1920 no. 4


An item referred to the magazine le Yacht reporting that the problems with the 2 tact diesel engines Creusot type seemed to be solved regarded the excellent performance on board of the French submarine Joessel. (1) The 2-15.00 hp engines allowed a speed of 18 miles. The armament consisted of 7 torpedo launchers and 2-7,5cm guns.

Note
1. The Q110 of the Joessel-class with as sister ship Fulton, ordered on 26 September 1913, laid down in 2 January 1914 at the Arsenal de Cherbourg, France, launched on 21 July 1917, commissioned on 1 February 1919, condemned at Saigon, Indochina on 14 May 1936 and sold to be broken up at Saigon on 16 October 1935.