Arquebuse-class destroyer

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|Ship caption=A postcard of Sarbacane underway in 1905

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|Name= Arquebuse class

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|Operators={{navy|France}}

|Class before={{sclass|Pertuisane|destroyer}}

|Class after={{sclass|Claymore|destroyer}}

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|Built range=1900–04

|In service range= 1903–21

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|Total ships completed=20

|Total ships lost=2

|Total ships scrapped=18

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|Ship type=Destroyer

|Ship displacement={{convert|318|LT|t|0|disp=flip|abbr=on|lk=on}}

|Ship length={{convert|58.26|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (o/a)

|Ship beam={{convert|6.38|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship draft={{convert|3.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship power=*{{convert|6300|ihp|0|abbr=on}}

2 Normand or Du Temple boilers

|Ship propulsion=2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines

|Ship speed={{convert|28|kn|lk=in}}

|Ship range={{convert|2300|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn}}

|Ship complement=60

|Ship armament=*1 × single Canon de 65 mm Modèle 1891 gun

6 × single QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns
2 × single {{convert|380|mm|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes

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The Arquebuse class was a group of 20 destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Two ships were sunk during the First World War and the others were scrapped after the war.

Losses

The Catapulte was sunk after a collision with the British steamship Warrimoo near Bizerte, Tunisia, on 18 May 1918.{{Cite web

|url= http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyFrench2.htm

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The Mousquet was sunk off the entrance of Penang harbour in the Strait of Malacca on 28 October 1914 by the German cruiser {{SMS|Emden|1908|6}}, which she was attempting to engage.

Ships

The first 10 ships were provided for in the 1900 Budget, and the second 10 in the 1901 Budget, but all were built under the Programme of 1900. They were numbered M'12 to M'31 respectively.

Name ! Ordered ! Laid down ! Launched ! Completed ! Fate
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{{ship\|French destroyer\|Carabine	2}} \| 4 May 1900 \| 15 July 1901 \| 21 July 1902 \| September 1903 \| Sold for scrap 26 July 1919 at Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Sarbacane	2}} \| 4 May 1900 \| 1 October 1901 \| 12 March 1903 \| December 1903 \| Deleted 1 October 1920; still for sale at Toulon in January 1922.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Arquebuse	2}} \| 1 August 1900 \| 1900 \| 15 November 1902 \| May 1903 \| Sold for scrap 1 March 1921 at Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Arbalète	2}} \| 1 August 1900 \| 23 November 1900 \| 28 April 1903 \| August 1903 \| Sold for scrap 10 May 1921 at Toulon.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Mousquet	2}} \| 14 November 1900 \| November 1900 \| 7 August 1902 \| June 1903 \| Sunk 28 October 1914 off Penang.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Javeline	2}} \| 14 November 1900 \| November 1900 \| 15 October 1902 \| 30 June 1903 \| Sold for scrap August 1920 at Cherbourg.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Sagaie	2}} \| 7 November 1900 \| 1901 \| 15 November 1902 \| April 1903 \| Sold for scrap 12 April 1921 at Lorient.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Épieu	2}} \| 7 November 1900 \| 1901 \| 17 January 1903 \| July 1903 \| Sold for scrap 20 May 1922 at Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Harpon	2}} \| 14 November 1900 \| November 1900 \| 20 October 1902 \| April 1903 \| Sold for scrap 10 July 1922 at Cherbourg.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Fronde	2}} \| 14 November 1900 \| January 1901 \| 17 January 1903 \| April 1903 \| Sold for scrap 6 May 1920 at Toulon.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Francisque	2}} \| 5 March 1901 \| 5 February 1903 \| 2 March 1904 \| April 1904 \| Sold for scrap 10 July 1922 at Cherbourg.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Sabre	2}} \| 5 March 1901 \| 1903 \| 15 April 1904 \| June 1904 \| Sold for scrap 1 June 1921 at Rochefort.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Dard	2}} \| 29 May 1901 \| 15 October 1902 \| 10 September 1903 \| May 1904 \| Sold for scrap 20 December 1920 at Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Baliste	2}} \| 29 May 1901 \| 20 November 1902 \| 22 October 1903 \| June 1904 \| Sold for scrap 6 May 1920 at Toulon.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Mousqueton	2}} \| 29 May 1901 \| 1901 \| 4 November 1902 \| September 1904 \| Sold for scrap 15 April 1921 at Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Arc	2}} \| 29 May 1901 \| 1901 \| 24 December 1902 \| July 1904 \| Sold for scrap 9 January 1921 at Toulon.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Pistolet	2}} \| 22 May 1901 \| September 1901 \| 29 May 1903 \| 21 September 1903 \| Sold for scrap 6 May 1920 at Toulon.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Bélier	2}} \| 22 May 1901 \| September 1901 \| 29 May 1903 \| April 1904 \| Sold for scrap 20 May 1922 at Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Catapulte	2}} \| 29 May 1901 \| 1901 \| 1 April 1903 \| October 1903 \| Sunk in collision 18 May 1918 off Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Bombarde	2}} \| 29 May 1901 \| 6 December 1901 \| 26 June 1903 \| 26 November 1903 \| Sold for scrap 20 April 1921 at Rochefort.

Citations

Bibliography

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External links

Category:Destroyer classes

Category:Destroyers of the French Navy

Category:Ship classes of the French Navy

Name ! Ordered ! Laid down ! Launched ! Completed ! Fate
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{{ship\|French destroyer\|Carabine	2}} \| 4 May 1900 \| 15 July 1901 \| 21 July 1902 \| September 1903 \| Sold for scrap 26 July 1919 at Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Sarbacane	2}} \| 4 May 1900 \| 1 October 1901 \| 12 March 1903 \| December 1903 \| Deleted 1 October 1920; still for sale at Toulon in January 1922.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Arquebuse	2}} \| 1 August 1900 \| 1900 \| 15 November 1902 \| May 1903 \| Sold for scrap 1 March 1921 at Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Arbalète	2}} \| 1 August 1900 \| 23 November 1900 \| 28 April 1903 \| August 1903 \| Sold for scrap 10 May 1921 at Toulon.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Mousquet	2}} \| 14 November 1900 \| November 1900 \| 7 August 1902 \| June 1903 \| Sunk 28 October 1914 off Penang.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Javeline	2}} \| 14 November 1900 \| November 1900 \| 15 October 1902 \| 30 June 1903 \| Sold for scrap August 1920 at Cherbourg.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Sagaie	2}} \| 7 November 1900 \| 1901 \| 15 November 1902 \| April 1903 \| Sold for scrap 12 April 1921 at Lorient.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Épieu	2}} \| 7 November 1900 \| 1901 \| 17 January 1903 \| July 1903 \| Sold for scrap 20 May 1922 at Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Harpon	2}} \| 14 November 1900 \| November 1900 \| 20 October 1902 \| April 1903 \| Sold for scrap 10 July 1922 at Cherbourg.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Fronde	2}} \| 14 November 1900 \| January 1901 \| 17 January 1903 \| April 1903 \| Sold for scrap 6 May 1920 at Toulon.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Francisque	2}} \| 5 March 1901 \| 5 February 1903 \| 2 March 1904 \| April 1904 \| Sold for scrap 10 July 1922 at Cherbourg.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Sabre	2}} \| 5 March 1901 \| 1903 \| 15 April 1904 \| June 1904 \| Sold for scrap 1 June 1921 at Rochefort.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Dard	2}} \| 29 May 1901 \| 15 October 1902 \| 10 September 1903 \| May 1904 \| Sold for scrap 20 December 1920 at Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Baliste	2}} \| 29 May 1901 \| 20 November 1902 \| 22 October 1903 \| June 1904 \| Sold for scrap 6 May 1920 at Toulon.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Mousqueton	2}} \| 29 May 1901 \| 1901 \| 4 November 1902 \| September 1904 \| Sold for scrap 15 April 1921 at Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Arc	2}} \| 29 May 1901 \| 1901 \| 24 December 1902 \| July 1904 \| Sold for scrap 9 January 1921 at Toulon.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Pistolet	2}} \| 22 May 1901 \| September 1901 \| 29 May 1903 \| 21 September 1903 \| Sold for scrap 6 May 1920 at Toulon.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Bélier	2}} \| 22 May 1901 \| September 1901 \| 29 May 1903 \| April 1904 \| Sold for scrap 20 May 1922 at Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Catapulte	2}} \| 29 May 1901 \| 1901 \| 1 April 1903 \| October 1903 \| Sunk in collision 18 May 1918 off Bizerte.
{{ship\|French destroyer\|Bombarde	2}} \| 29 May 1901 \| 6 December 1901 \| 26 June 1903 \| 26 November 1903 \| Sold for scrap 20 April 1921 at Rochefort.