Katsonis-class submarine explained

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 s, of Schneider-Laubeuf design, but the conning tower was larger in order to accommodate the rotating platform of the 100 mm gun.

Ships

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Katsonis class submarines
NamePennant numberBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFate
Y-1 Chantiers de la Gironde 20 March 1926 8 June 1928 Sunk by a German submarine chaser on 14 September 1943.
Y-2 Chantiers de la Loire 19 November 1926 21 December 1927 Decommissioned in 1945 and later scrapped. Its conning tower has been preserved, and is exhibited at the Hellenic Maritime Museum.