French destroyer Yatagan

Yataghan dressed for a review
History
France
Name	Yatagan
Namesake	Yatagan
Builder	Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Saint-Nazaire
Laid down	1897
Launched	27 July 1900
Fate	Sunk in a collision, 3 November 1916
General characteristics
Class and type	Framée-class destroyer
Displacement	319 t (314 long tons)
Length	58.2 m (190 ft 11 in) o/a
Beam	6.31 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draft	3.03 m (9 ft 11 in)
Installed power	4 water-tube boilers 4,800–5,200 ihp (3,600–3,900 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range	2,055 nmi (3,806 km; 2,365 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	48
Armament	1 × single 65 mm (2.6 in) gun 6 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns 2 × single 381 mm (15 in) torpedo tubes

Yatagan was one of four Framée-class destroyers built for the French Navy around the beginning of the 20th century. During the First World War, she was sunk after a collision with a British cargo ship in 1916.

Design and description

The Framées had an overall length of 58.2 meters (190 ft 11 in), a beam of 6.31 meters (20 ft 8 in), and a maximum draft of 3.03 meters (9 ft 11 in). They displaced 319 metric tons (314 long tons) at deep load. The two triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft, produced a total of 4,200–5,200 indicated horsepower (3,132–3,878 kW), using steam provided by four water-tube boilers. The ships had a designed speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph), but Yatagan reached 27.07 knots (50.13 km/h; 31.15 mph) during her sea trials on 5 October 1900. The ships carried enough coal to give them a range of 2,055 nautical miles (3,806 km; 2,365 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). Their complement consisted of four officers and forty-four enlisted men.

The Framée-class ships were armed with a single 65-millimeter (2.6 in) gun forward of the bridge and six 47-millimeter (1.9 in) Hotchkiss guns, three on each broadside. They were fitted with two single 381-millimeter (15 in) torpedo tubes, one between the funnels and the other on the stern. Two reload torpedoes were also carried.

Construction and career

Yatagan was ordered from Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire and the ship was laid down in 1897 at its shipyard in Nantes. The ship was launched on 20 July 1800. The ship served on fishery protection duties during the war. While thus engaged, she collided with the British steamer Teviot and sank in the English Channel off Dieppe, France, on 3 November 1916.

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