Armide was a submarine ordered by the Japanese Navy from the Schneider-Creusot shipyard before World War I but was requisitioned by the French government before it was launched.

Armide operated in the Mediterranean during the course of World War I and was stricken from the Navy list in July 1932.

Propulsion while surfaced was provided by two diesel motors built by the Swiss manufacturer Schneider-Carels producing in total 2,200 bhp (1,641 kW) and for submerged running two electric motors producing in total 900 hp (671 kW).

[2][3] The ship was to receive the number 14 in Japan (第 14 号艦) but it was requisitioned by the French government on 3 June 1915,[3] after which the Japanese themselves built a replacement No 14 to the same design, ordering the diesel engines from France.

[6] Armide operated in the Mediterranean during the course of World War I and was stricken from the Navy list in July 1932.