Claymore-class destroyer
The Claymore class was a group of thirteen contre-torpilleurs (destroyers) built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. All of the ships survived the First World War and were scrapped after the war.
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Claymore class |
| Operators |  French Navy |
| Preceded by | Arquebuse-class destroyer |
| Succeeded by | Branlebas-class destroyer |
| Built | 1904–09 |
| In service | 1906–31 |
| Completed | 13 |
| Scrapped | 13 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 356 t (350 long tons) |
| Length | 58 m (190 ft 3 in) (waterline) |
| Beam | 6.53 m (21 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 60 |
| Armament |
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Ships
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (1979). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
- Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. 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.
- Osborne, Eric W. (2005). Destroyers - An Illustrated History of Their Impact. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio. ISBN 1-85109-479-2.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). "Classement par types". Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 2, 1870 - 2006. Toulon: Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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