The conning tower of Argonaute

Argonaute (S636) is a submarine of Aréthuse class, launched on October 23, 1958 and decomissioned on July 31, 1982. She was the fourth ship of the French Navy to bear the name. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1920x2560, 1754 KB) Argonaute Copyright © 2006 David Monniaux File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Argonaute (S636) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1920x2560, 1754 KB) Argonaute Copyright © 2006 David Monniaux File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Argonaute (S636) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... A conning tower was an armoured observation post on a warship from where the vessel was controlled during a battle. ... German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Gunter Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine Inside of the Argonaute, showing the typical obstructed, tiny space of a post-WWII diesel attack submarine. ... The Aréthuse class were submarines built for the French Navy in the 1950s. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the maritime arm of the French military and the largest Western European navy in terms of personnel. ...

After being refurbished for easy visiting, it is now on display before the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie in Paris. Cité des Sciences et de lIndustrie is the biggest science museum in Europe. ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ...

For other French ships by that name, see French ship Argonaute. Argonaute was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the French Navy, built in Lorient between 1794 and 1798 under engineer Rolland. ...

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