Argonaute.
(Completed 1905.)
A submersible designed by M. Bertin (late Chief Constructor French Navy). This vessel, which was first named Omega, has a displacement of about 300 tons. She is driven by steam and electricity, and has a speed of 11 knots and 9 knots. Her armament consists of two bow tubes and two holders, with six 18-inch Whitehead torpedoes. The complement is about seventeen officers and men.