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French destroyer Fantassin

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A postcard of sister ship Chasseur at anchor
History
France
NameFantassin
NamesakeInfantryman
BuilderForges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer
Launched17 June 1909
CompletedJune 1911
FateWrecked in a collision and then scuttled, 5 June 1915
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement
Length65.4 m (214 ft 7 in) (p/p)
Beam6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Draft3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Installed power
Propulsion3 shafts; 3 Steam turbines
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range1,400–1,500 nmi (2,600–2,800 km; 1,600–1,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement77–79
Armament
  • 6 × 65 mm (2.6 in) guns
  • 3 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

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

During World War I, Fantassin suffered damage when the French destroyer Mameluck rammed her in the Ionian Sea on 5 June 1915. The French destroyer Fauconneau consequently scuttled Fantassin.[1]

References

Template:Research help

  1. ^ "French Navy". Naval History. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

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)