French destroyer Fantassin
Fantassin was one of four Chasseur-class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.
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History | |
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Name: | Fantassin |
Namesake: | Infantryman |
Builder: | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer |
Launched: | 17 June 1909 |
Completed: | June 1911 |
Fate: | Wrecked in a collision and then scuttled, 5 June 1915 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Chasseur-class destroyer |
Displacement: | |
Length: | 65.4 m (214 ft 7 in) (p/p) |
Beam: | 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in) |
Draft: | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) |
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Propulsion: | 3 shafts; 3 Steam turbines |
Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
Range: | 1,400–1,500 nmi (2,600–2,800 km; 1,600–1,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement: | 77–79 |
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During World War I, Fantassin suffered damage when the French destroyer Mameluck rammed her in the Ionian Sea on 5 June 1915. The French destroyer Fauconneau consequently scuttled Fantassin.[1]
References
- "French Navy". Naval History. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
Bibliography
- 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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