Français-class submarine

Class overview
NameFrançais class
BuildersArsenal de Cherbourg
Operators French Navy
Preceded byFarfadet class
Succeeded byNaïade class
Built1899–1902
In service1902–1914
Completed2
Scrapped2
General characteristics (as built)
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 147 t (145 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 153 t (151 long tons) (submerged)
Length36.78 m (120 ft 8 in) (o/a)
Beam2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Draft2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) (mean)
Installed power300 CV (220 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion1 × shaft; 2 × electric motors
Speed
  • 10.1 knots (18.7 km/h; 11.6 mph) (surfaced)
  • 8.3 knots (15.4 km/h; 9.6 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 51 nmi (94 km; 59 mi) at 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (surfaced)
  • 78 nmi (144 km; 90 mi) at 4.7 knots (8.7 km/h; 5.4 mph) (submerged)
Complement13
Armament

The Français class, also known as the Morse class, consisted of two submarines built for the French Navy during the first decade of the 20th century.

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