French destroyer Cimeterre

Sister ship Bouclier underway
History
France
Name	Cimeterre
Namesake	Scimitar
Builder	Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Bordeaux
Laid down	1909
Launched	13 April 1911
Completed	1912
Stricken	10 July 1926
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
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	13,000 shp (9,694 kW) 4 water-tube boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 Breguet 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	2 × 100 mm (3.9 in) Mle 1893 guns 4 × 65 mm (2.6 in) Mle 1902 guns 2 × twin 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Cimeterre was one of a dozen Template:Sclass-s built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

Bibliography

• Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allen. 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)