Daphné-class submarine

	Daphné-class submarine Flore (S645)
Class overview
Name	Daphné class
Operators	French Navy; Pakistan Navy; Portuguese Navy; South African Navy; Spanish Navy;
Preceded by	Aréthuse class
Succeeded by	Agosta class; Rubis class;
Subclasses	Albacora class (Portugal); Hangor class (Pakistan); S60 class (Spain);
Built	1964–1975
In commission	1964–2010
Planned	25
Completed	25
Lost	2
Retired	19
Preserved	4
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	860 tonnes surfaced; 1,038 tonnes submerged;
Length	57.75 m (189 ft 6 in)
Beam	6.74 m (22 ft 1 in)
Draught	5.25 m (17 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600 shp
Speed	Submerged: 15 knots (28 km/h); Snorkeling: 8 knots (15 km/h); Surfaced: 12 knots (22.2 km/h);
Range	Surfaced: 10,000 nautical miles (18,500 km) at 7 knots (13 km/h)
Endurance	30 days
Test depth	300 m (980 ft)
Complement	6 officers; 24 non-commissioned officers; 20 sailors;
Sensors and ; processing systems	DRUA 31 radar; DUUA 2B sonar; DSUV 2 passive sonar; DUUX acoustic telemeter;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	ARUR 10B radar detector
Armament	12 × 550 mm torpedo tubes (8 bow, 4 stern); 12 torpedoes or missiles;

The Daphné-class submarine was a class of the diesel-electric powered submarines designed and constructed by the French defense contractor, DCNS, for the French Navy in 1964. Marketed by the French government for the export market, the Daphné design went on to serve in South Africa while there were subclasses based on the Daphné design that were commissioned in the navies of Pakistan, Portugal, and Spain.

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