French destroyer Arquebuse
Arquebuse was the name ship of her class of 20 destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.
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Name: | Arquebuse |
Namesake: | Arquebus |
Ordered: | 1900 |
Builder: | Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand, Le Havre |
Laid down: | 1901 |
Launched: | 15 November 1902 |
Stricken: | 10 May 1920 |
Fate: | Sold for scrap, 2 March 1921 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Arquebuse-class destroyer |
Displacement: | 323 t (318 long tons) |
Length: | 58.26 m (191 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
Beam: | 6.38 m (20 ft 11 in) |
Draft: | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
Installed power: |
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Propulsion: | 2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines |
Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
Range: | 2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement: | 60 |
Armament: |
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References
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (1979). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
- Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
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