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| History | |
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| Name | Caïman |
| Builder | Arsenal de Cherbourg |
| Laid down | 11 August 1924 |
| Launched | 3 March 1927 |
| Commissioned | 7 February 1928 |
| Fate | Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans, raised in February 1943. Sunk 11 March 1944 by Allied aircraft |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Requin-classsubmarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 78 m (255 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 5.10 m (16 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Range |
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| Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Complement | 51 |
| Armament |
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TheFrench submarineCaïman was aRequin-classsubmarine built for theFrench Navy in the mid-1920s.Laid down in August 1924, it waslaunched in March 1927 andcommissioned in February 1928. On 9 June,Caïman narrowly missed the British light cruiserHMS Ajax off Syria. It was scuttled atToulon on 27 November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans, then raised in February 1943. It was sunk again on 11 March 1944 byAllied aircraft.[1][2][3][4]
78 m (255 ft 11 in) long, with abeam of 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) and adraught of 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in),Requin-class submarines could dive up to 80 m (260 ft). The submarine had asurfaced displacement of 1,150long tons (1,168 t) and a submerged displacement of 1,441long tons (1,464 t). Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two 2,900 hp (2,163 kW) diesel motors and two 1,800 hp (1,342 kW) electric motors. The submarines' electrical propulsion allowed it to attain speeds of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) while submerged and 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) on the surface. Their surfaced range was 7,700 nautical miles (14,300 km) at 9 knots (17 km/h), and 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h), with a submerged range of 70 nautical miles (130 km) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h).[5][6][4]
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