French destroyer Arbalète

Arbalète was one of 20 Arquebuse-class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

Arbalète underway
History
France
NameArbalète
NamesakeArbalest
Ordered1900
BuilderChantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand, Le Havre
Laid down1901
Launched28 April 1903
Stricken21 June 1920
FateSold for scrap, 10 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and type Arquebuse-class destroyer
Displacement323 t (318 long tons)
Length58.26 m (191 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam6.38 m (20 ft 11 in)
Draft3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement60
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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