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A postcard of sister ship Monge underway before 1915
History
French submarine WattFrance
NameWatt
NamesakeJames Watt (1736–1819), Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist
Ordered26 August 1905 or 19 October 1906 (see text)
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort, Rochefort, France
Laid down19 October 1906
Launched18 June 1909
Completed1910
Commissioned15 March 1910
Stricken1 December 1919
IdentificationPennant number: Q75
Fate
  • Condemned 16 October 1919
  • Sold for scrapping 11 June 1921
General characteristics (as built)
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 404 t (398 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 553 t (544 long tons) (submerged)
Length51.12 m (167 ft 9 in) (o/a)
Beam4.96 m (16 ft 3 in)
Draft3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Installed power
  • 700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (steam)
  • 2 × du Temple boilers
  • 460 PS (340 kW; 450 bhp) (electric motors)
Propulsion
  • 2 × shafts; 2 × triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 × electric motors
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced)
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) (surfaced)
  • 27 nmi (50 km; 31 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged)
Complement2 officers and 23 crewmen
Armament6 × external 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo launchers (4 × fixed, 2 × Drzewiecki drop collars)

Watt (Q75) was one of 18 Pluviôse-class submarines built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in the first decade of the 20th century. Commissioned in 1910, she served during World War I and was stricken in 1919.

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