French destroyer Faulx

Sister ship Bouclier underway
History
France
Name	Faulx
Namesake	Scythe
Builder	Établissement de la Brosse et Fouché, Nantes
Laid down	1909
Launched	2 February 1911
Completed	1912
Fate	Sunk in a collision, 18 April 1918
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 Rateau 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

Faulx was one of a dozen Template:Sclass-s built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She saw service in World War I.

On 18 April 1918, the French destroyer Mangani rammed and sank Faulx in the Strait of Otranto.

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)