Arquebuse-class destroyer
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 A postcard of Sarbacane underway in 1905 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Arquebuse class |
| Operators |  French Navy |
| Preceded by | Pertuisane-class destroyer |
| Succeeded by | Claymore-class destroyer |
| Built | 1900–04 |
| In service | 1903–21 |
| Completed | 20 |
| Lost | 2 |
| Scrapped | 18 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 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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The Arquebuse class was a group of 20 destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Two ships were sunk during the First World War and the others were scrapped after the war.
Losses
[edit]The Catapulte was sunk after a collision with the British steamship Warrimoo near Bizerte, Tunisia, on 18 May 1918.[1]
The Mousquet was sunk off the entrance of Penang harbour in the Strait of Malacca on 28 October 1914 by the German cruiser SMS Emden, which she was attempting to engage.[1]
Ships
[edit]The first 10 ships were provided for in the 1900 Budget, and the second 10 in the 1901 Budget, but all were built under the Programme of 1900. They were numbered M'12 to M'31 respectively.
| Name | Ordered | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carabine | 4 May 1900 | 15 July 1901 | 21 July 1902 | September 1903 | Sold for scrap 26 July 1919 at Bizerte. |
| Sarbacane | 4 May 1900 | 1 October 1901 | 12 March 1903 | December 1903 | Deleted 1 October 1920; still for sale at Toulon in January 1922. |
| Arquebuse | 1 August 1900 | 1900 | 15 November 1902 | May 1903 | Sold for scrap 1 March 1921 at Bizerte. |
| Arbalète | 1 August 1900 | 23 November 1900 | 28 April 1903 | August 1903 | Sold for scrap 10 May 1921 at Toulon. |
| Mousquet | 14 November 1900 | November 1900 | 7 August 1902 | June 1903 | Sunk 28 October 1914 off Penang. |
| Javeline | 14 November 1900 | November 1900 | 15 October 1902 | 30 June 1903 | Sold for scrap August 1920 at Cherbourg. |
| Sagaie | 7 November 1900 | 1901 | 15 November 1902 | April 1903 | Sold for scrap 12 April 1921 at Lorient. |
| Épieu | 7 November 1900 | 1901 | 17 January 1903 | July 1903 | Sold for scrap 20 May 1922 at Bizerte. |
| Harpon | 14 November 1900 | November 1900 | 20 October 1902 | April 1903 | Sold for scrap 10 July 1922 at Cherbourg. |
| Fronde | 14 November 1900 | January 1901 | 17 January 1903 | April 1903 | Sold for scrap 6 May 1920 at Toulon. |
| Francisque | 5 March 1901 | 5 February 1903 | 2 March 1904 | April 1904 | Sold for scrap 10 July 1922 at Cherbourg. |
| Sabre | 5 March 1901 | 1903 | 15 April 1904 | June 1904 | Sold for scrap 1 June 1921 at Rochefort. |
| Dard | 29 May 1901 | 15 October 1902 | 10 September 1903 | May 1904 | Sold for scrap 20 December 1920 at Bizerte. |
| Baliste | 29 May 1901 | 20 November 1902 | 22 October 1903 | June 1904 | Sold for scrap 6 May 1920 at Toulon. |
| Mousqueton | 29 May 1901 | 1901 | 4 November 1902 | September 1904 | Sold for scrap 15 April 1921 at Bizerte. |
| Arc | 29 May 1901 | 1901 | 24 December 1902 | July 1904 | Sold for scrap 9 January 1921 at Toulon. |
| Pistolet | 22 May 1901 | September 1901 | 29 May 1903 | 21 September 1903 | Sold for scrap 6 May 1920 at Toulon. |
| Bélier | 22 May 1901 | September 1901 | 29 May 1903 | April 1904 | Sold for scrap 20 May 1922 at Bizerte. |
| Catapulte | 29 May 1901 | 1901 | 1 April 1903 | October 1903 | Sunk in collision 18 May 1918 off Bizerte. |
| Bombarde | 29 May 1901 | 6 December 1901 | 26 June 1903 | 26 November 1903 | Sold for scrap 20 April 1921 at Rochefort. |
Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "France". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 283–333. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
- Osborne, Eric W. (2005). Destroyers - An Illustrated History of Their Impact. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio. ISBN 1-85109-479-2.
- Prévoteaux, Gérard (2017). La marine française dans la Grande guerre: les combattants oubliés: Tome I 1914–1915 [The French Navy during the Great War: The Forgotten Combatants, Book I 1914–1915]. Collection Navires & Histoire des Marines du Mond. Vol. 23. Le Vigen, France: Éditions Lela presse. ISBN 978-2-37468-000-2.
- Prévoteaux, Gérard (2017). La marine française dans la Grande guerre: les combattants oubliés: Tome II 1916–1918 [The French Navy during the Great War: The Forgotten Combatants, Book II 1916–1918]. Collection Navires & Histoire des Marines du Mond. Vol. 27. Le Vigen, France: Éditions Lela presse. ISBN 978-2-37468-001-9.
- Roberts, Stephen S. (2021). French Warships in the Age of Steam 1859–1914: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-4533-0.
- Stanglini, Ruggero & Cosentino, Michelle (2022). The French Fleet: Ships, Strategy and Operations, 1870-1918. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-0131-2.
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