Morse 1900
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Morse | Q003 | Q1 | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 1897 | 4.7.1899 | 1900 | stricken 11.1909 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
143 / 149 |
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Length, m |
36.5 |
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Breadth, m |
2.70 |
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Draught, m |
2.80 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 electric motor |
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Power, h. p. |
284 |
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Max speed, kts |
7.3 / 5.5 |
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Fuel, t |
battery only |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 90(4.3) / |
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Armament |
1 - 450 TT (bow, 3) |
| Complement | 13 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 30 |
Project history: Single-hull Roma-bronze submarine designed by M Romazotti to combine the best points of Gymnôte and Gustave Zédé. She carried a detachable lead keel. Her initial building cost was £25,920 (648,000 francs). This design was overtaken by Narval.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Morse
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014