Description[]
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)