French submarine Turquoise

A French postcard of Turquoise on the surface, 3 April 1913
History
France
Name:	Turquoise
Namesake:	Turquoise
Builder:	Arsenal de Toulon
Laid down:	October 1903
Launched:	3 August 1908
Completed:	10 December 1910
Identification:	Pennant number: Q46
Fate:	Sunk 30 October 1915 Refloated by Ottoman Empire 3 November 1915 Placed in Ottoman Navy service as Mustadieh Ombashi
History
Ottoman Empire
Name:	Mustadieh Ombashi
Acquired:	3 November 1915
General characteristics
Class and type:	Émeraude-class submarine
Displacement:	394 t (388 long tons) (surfaced) 427 t (420 long tons) (submerged)
Length:	44.9 m (147 ft 4 in) (o/a)
Beam:	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Draft:	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Installed power:	600 PS (440 kW; 590 bhp) (diesels) 600 PS (electric motors)
Propulsion:	2 × shafts; 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed:	11.25 knots (20.84 km/h; 12.95 mph) (surfaced) 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) (submerged)
Range:	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) surfaced 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth:	40 m (130 ft)
Complement:	2 officers and 23 crewmen
Armament:	6 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes (4 × bow, 2 × stern)

Turquoise was one of six Émeraude-class submarines built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

During World War I, Turquoise was sunk in the Dardanelles off Nagara Point, Ottoman Empire, on 30 October 1915. She was refloated by Ottoman forces on 3 November 1915 and taken into the Ottoman Navy as Mustadieh Ombashi.^[1]

Citations

1. "French Navy". Naval History. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

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