The Argonaute class were a sub-class of the 600 Series submarines built for the French Navy prior to World War II.

Ordered in 1927 and completed in 1935, they were built to conform to the interwar naval treaties arising from the 1922 Washington and 1930 London conferences, which placed restrictions on the number and size of warships of various types that nations could build.

During World War II the submarines were based in French North Africa.

On 8 November 1942 during Operation Torch Argonaute was sunk off Oran by the British destroyers Achates and Westcott.

Aréthuse, Atalante and La Vestale were laid up in reserve in 1944, and all four were eventually sold for scrap in 1946.