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Tuesday 11 October 2011

The French patrol submarine Junon (S648) 1966-1996


She was completed 1966 and decommissioned 1996. Of the Daphné class patrol submarines. Her sister ships were the Daphné (S641), Diane (S642), Doris (S643), Eurydice (S644), Flore (S645), Galétée (S646), Minerve (S647), Vénus (S649), Psyché (S650) Sirène (S651). Displacement 860 tons surfaced and 1,038 tons submerged with the dimensions 57.75 x 6.74 x 5.25m. Her diesel-electric engines with 1.600 ship allowed a speed of 15 knots submerged, 8 knots while schorcheling and 12knots surfaced. With a speed of 7 knots her range was 10.000 miles. Diving depth at trials was 300m. The crew numbered 50 men. Armed with 8-550mm torpedo tubes in the bow and another 4 in the stern.