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Wednesday 16 August 2017

Repair costs of French submarine Pluviôse very high according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1910-1911 no. 7

An item reported that the budget for repairing the French submarine Pluviôse was estimated to be 400.000-500.000 francs with on the other hand even important objections against the repairs. Building costs of a new submarine of this type were 1,8 million francs.(1)

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1. The Q 51. Laid down at the Arsenal de Cherbourg, France on 27 May 1905, launched on 27 May 1908, commissioned on 10 May 1908, sunk due to a collision with the packet boat Pas de Calais off Calais, France on 26 May 1910, salvaged, repaired and recommissioned, stricken in 1919 and sold to be broken up in 1925.