French destroyer Mousqueton
Mousqueton was one of 20 Arquebuse-class destroyers that were built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.
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| History | |
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| Name | Mousqueton |
| Namesake | Musketoon |
| Ordered | 1901 |
| Builder | Schneider et Cie, Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Laid down | 1901 |
| Launched | 4 November 1902 |
| Stricken | 10 May 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arquebuse-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 323 t (318 long tons) |
| Length | 58.26 m (191 ft 2 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 6.38 m (20 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
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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 |
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On 7 July 1914, Mousqueton collided with the French Navy submarine Calypso in the Mediterranean Sea off Toulon, France. Calypso sank, but her entire crew of 26 was rescued.[1]
References
- "French submarine sunk". The Times. No. 40570. London. 8 July 1914. col C, p. 8.
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.
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