French destroyer Marocain

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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Marocain.
Sister ship Algérien in 1917
History
France
NameMarocain
NamesakeMoroccan people
Ordered1916
BuilderMaizuru Naval Arsenal, Maizuru, Japan
Laid down1917
Launched1 June 1917
Completed1917
In service29 September 1917
Stricken27 August 1935
FateScrapped after 1935
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement685 t (674 long tons)
Length
  • 82.26 m (269 ft 11 in) (o/a)
  • 79.4 m (260 ft 6 in) (p/p)
Beam7.33 m (24 ft 1 in)
Draft2.39 m (7 ft 10 in)
Installed power
Propulsion3 shafts; 3 vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement109
Armament

The French destroyer Marocain was one of a dozen Template:Sclass-s built for the French Navy in Japan 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)
  • Garier, Gérard (March 2001). "Les torpilleurs d'escadre français de construction japonaise: Le type 'Algérien' (1917 / 1936)". Navires & Historie. 06. Lela Presse: 33–51. ISSN 1280-4290.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). "Classement par types". Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 2, 1870 - 2006. Toulon: Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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