French destroyer Fourche

Fourche was one of a dozen Bouclier-class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

History
France
Name: Fourche
Namesake: Pitchfork
Builder: Établissement de la Brosse et Fouché, Nantes
Laid down: 1909
Launched: 21 October 1910
Completed: 1912
Fate: Sunk by U-15, 23 June 1916
General characteristics
Class and type: Bouclier-class destroyer
Displacement: 732–809 t (720–796 long tons)
Length: 72.3–78.3 m (237 ft 2 in–256 ft 11 in) (o/a)
Beam: 7.6–8 m (24 ft 11 in–26 ft 3 in)
Draft: 2.9–3.3 m (9 ft 6 in–10 ft 10 in)
Installed power:
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 2 Rateau steam turbines
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range: 1,200–1,600 nmi (2,200–3,000 km; 1,400–1,800 mi) at 12–14 knots (22–26 km/h; 14–16 mph)
Complement: 80–83
Armament:

During World War I, Fourche was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Otranto (40°09′N 18°48′E) by the Austro-Hungarian Navy submarine SM U-15 on 23 June 1916.[1]

References
  1. "Fourche". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

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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