Name Katsonis class Preceded by Delfin class Built 1925–1927 | Operators Hellenic Navy Succeeded by Protefs class | |
Builders Chantiers de la Gironde shipyard
Chantiers de la Loire shipyard | ||
The Katsonis class was a French-built class of two submarines for the Hellenic Navy, serving from 1927–28 until the Second World War. The ships of the class were the first new submarines acquired by Greece after the First World War.
Appearance and characteristics
In general, they were similar to the French Navy's Circé-class submarines, of Schneider-Laubeuf design, but the conning tower was larger in order to accommodate the rotating platform of the 100 mm gun.
References
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