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Thursday, 25 October 2012

French submarine Fulton (Q110) 1919-1935


Launched on 1 April 1919 at the Arsenal de Cherbourg and stricken in July 1935.
With a displacement of 870 (surfaced)-1.247 (submerged) tons were her dimensions 74,0 x 6,4 x 3,6 metres or 242’9”x 21’0” 11’10”. Her crew numbered 47-53 men. The armament consisted of 8-17.7” torpedo tubes and 1-7,5cm gun. The 8 cylinder Schneider-Carels engines and electric motors allowed a speed of 16,5 (surfaced)-11 (submerged) knots and while surfaced with a speed of 10 knots a range of 4,300 nautical miles and while submerged with 5 knots 125 nautical miles. Sister ship Joessel.