French destroyer Claymore

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

Sister ship Trident underway in harbor
History
France
Name: Claymore
Namesake: Claymore
Builder: Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand, Le Havre
Laid down: 1904
Launched: 14 March 1906
Struck: 19 March 1926
General characteristics
Class and type: Claymore-class 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 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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