Published Resources Details Journal Article
- Title
- The new French submarine Triton
- In
- The Engineer
- Imprint
- vol. 92, 37105, p. 126
- Description
Accession No.2746
- Abstract
"The new French submarine Triton is the sixth of those completed since the beginning of the year, and the third of those finished at Cherbourg during that time. She was laid down last August. She is a perfected Narval. Her displacement is 106 tons; length 111.5ft.; beam 13.75ft. Like the Narval, she has two sets of motors, steam for use above and electricity for use when submerged. Her steam engines develop 217 horse-power, and her speed is about 12 knots. Her complement is two officers and nine men. She will carry four torpedo tubes. Her cost is 24,700 pounds."