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.

Arquebus at anchor
History
France
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:
  • 6,300 ihp (4,698 kW)
  • 2 Normand or Du Temple boilers
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:

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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