French destroyer Fantassin

A postcard of sister ship Chasseur at anchor
History
France
Name	Fantassin
Namesake	Infantryman
Builder	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer
Launched	17 June 1909
Completed	June 1911
Fate	Wrecked in a collision and then scuttled, 5 June 1915
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	457 t (450 long tons) (designed) 528 t (520 long tons) (deep load)
Length	65.4 m (214 ft 7 in) (p/p)
Beam	6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Draft	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Installed power	7,200 shp (5,369 kW) 4 Normand boilers
Propulsion	3 shafts; 3 Steam turbines
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	1,400–1,500 nmi (2,600–2,800 km; 1,600–1,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	77–79
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.

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)