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French destroyer Flamberge

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History
France
NameFlamberge
NamesakeFlamberge
Ordered8 June 1899
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Laid down15 June 1902
Launched28 October 1900
Stricken1 October 1920
FateSold for scrap, 8 January 1921
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement301 long tons (306 t)
Length57.64 m (189 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draft3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines
Speed26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement52
Armament
  • 1 × single 65 mm (2.6 in) gun
  • 6 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
  • 2 × single 380 mm (15 in) torpedo tubes

Flamberge was a Template:Sclass- built for the French Navy around the beginning of the 20th century.

Citations

Bibliography

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  • 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)