[2] Brumaire was ordered by the French Navy as part of its 1906 programme and was laid down at the Cherbourg Naval Yard in October of that year.

diesel engines for surface propulsion, and electric motors for power while submerged.

[2] Brumaire was named for a month of the French Revolutionary calendar.

Brumaire was in service during the First World War and saw action throughout on patrol and close blockade duty.

She remained on active duty at the end of hostilities, when many of her class were de-commissioned.