French submarine Morse (Q3)

Morse, c. 1909
History
France
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
Displacement	143 t (141 long tons) (surfaced) 149 t (147 long tons) (submerged)
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	1 × shaft; 2 × electric motors
Speed	7.25 knots (13.43 km/h; 8.34 mph) (surfaced) 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) (submerged)
Range	90 nmi (170 km; 100 mi) at 4.3 knots (8.0 km/h; 4.9 mph) (surfaced)
Test depth	30m
Complement	13
Armament	1 x torpedo tube 3 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedoes

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 She was designed by French naval engineer Gaston Romazotti and remained in service until 1909, when she was superseded by more advanced designs.