French destroyer Mécanicien Principal Lestin

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Sister ship Enseigne Roux at anchor
History
France
NameMécanicien Principal Lestin
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Laid down12 November 1913
Launched15 May 1915
Completed1916
Stricken1935
FateScrapped after 1935
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement
Length82.6 m (271 ft 0 in) (o/a)
Beam8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draft3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 Steam turbines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range1,400 nmi (2,600 km; 1,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement81
Armament

The French destroyer Mécanicien Principal Lestin was the second of two Enseigne Roux-class destroyers built for the French Navy during the First World War.

Citations

References

  • Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
  • Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1921. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-907-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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