Claymore-class destroyer

The Claymore class was a group of thirteen contre-torpilleurs (destroyers) built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. All of the ships survived the First World War and were scrapped after the war.

A postcard of Obusier at anchor
Class overview
Name: Claymore class
Operators:  French Navy
Preceded by: Arquebuse-class destroyer
Succeeded by: Branlebas-class destroyer
Built: 1904–09
In service: 1906–31
Completed: 13
Scrapped: 13
General characteristics
Type: Destroyer
Displacement: 356 t (350 long tons)
Length: 58 m (190 ft 3 in) (waterline)
Beam: 6.53 m (21 ft 5 in)
Draft: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
Installed power:
  • 6,800 ihp (5,071 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:

Ships

Bibliography
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