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French submarine Morse (Q3)
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For other ships with the same name, see French submarine Morse.
French submarine Morse (“Walrus”) was an early submersible built for the French Navy at the end of the 19th century. She was designed by French naval engineer Gaston Romazotti and remained in service until 1909, when she was superseded by more advanced designs.
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Name | Morse |
Namesake | The Walrus |
Builder | Arsenal de Cherbourg |
Laid down | 13 June 1897 |
Launched | 4 July 1899 |
Commissioned | 3 March 1900 |
Stricken | November 1909 |
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics (as built)[1] | |
Class and type | unique vessel |
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Length | 36.5 m (119 ft 9 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Draft | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Installed power | 284 cv |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | 90 nmi (170 km; 100 mi) at 4.3 knots (8.0 km/h; 4.9 mph) (surfaced) |
Test depth | 30m |
Complement | 13 |
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