Arquebuse class

DescriptionEdit

A further development of the Durandal class destroyer, with an increased speed but less range. Arquebuse and Musqueton were the first French ships to experiment with wireless.

Ship data
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Relative combat value: 35

Basic damage control capacity: 101%

Dimensions

Displacement: 298 tons

Length: 58 m

Width: 6 m

Draught: 2 m

Standard crew: 60

Performance

Maximum speed (undamaged): 28 knots

Endurance: 1204 km

Coal capacity: 47 tons

Armour protection

Conning tower armour: 0

Hull armour: 0

Main belt armour: 0

Deck armour: 0

Best armour type: None

Armament

1 x 65mm M1902, centrally controlled. Ammo: 150 rounds

6 x 47mm Hotchkiss, locally controlled. Ammo: 1200 rounds

2 x 38cm Torpedos, centrally controlled. Ammo: 4 torpedoes

Ships in class
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• Arquebuse
• Francisque
• Harpon
• Epieu
• Sagaie
• Javeline
• Carabine (away in foreign waters)
• Sarbacane (away in foreign waters)
• Mousquet (†, sunk off Penang by the German cruiser SMS Emden on October 28th, 1914)
• Fronde (away in foreign waters)
• Sabre (away in foreign waters)
• Dard (away in foreign waters)
• Baliste (away in foreign waters)
• Musqueton (away in foreign waters)
• Arc (away in foreign waters)
• Pistolet (away in foreign waters)
• Belier (away in foreign waters)
• Catapulte (away in foreign waters)
• Bombarde (away in foreign waters)