French destroyer Branlebas

Branlebas was the name ship of her class of destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Branlebas.
Branlebas in harbor
History
France
Name: Branlebas
Namesake: Action stations
Builder: Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand, Le Havre
Laid down: November 1905
Launched: 8 October 1907
Fate: Sunk 30 September 1915
General characteristics
Class and type: Branlebas-class destroyer
Displacement: 350 t (344 long tons)
Length: 58 m (190 ft 3 in) (p/p)
Beam: 6.28 m (20 ft 7 in)
Draft: 2.96 m (9 ft 9 in)
Installed power:
  • 6,800 ihp (5,071 kW)
  • 2 Normand or Du Temple boilers
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines
Speed: 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph)
Range: 2,100 nmi (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement: 60
Armament:
Armor: Waterline belt: 20 mm (0.8 in)

During World War I, Branlebas struck a mine and sank in the North Sea between Dunkirk, France, and Nieuwpoort, Belgium, on 30 September 1915.[1]

References
  1. "French Navy". Naval History. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.