Bouclier-class destroyer

	Bouclier, lead ship of the class, circa 1914
Class overview
Name	Bouclier class
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Chasseur class
Succeeded by	Bisson class
Built	1909–1913
In commission	1911–1933
Completed	12
Lost	4
Scrapped	8
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	703–809 t (692–796 long tons)
Length	72.3–78.3 m (237 ft 2 in – 256 ft 11 in) (o/a)
Beam	7.6–8 m (24 ft 11 in – 26 ft 3 in)
Draft	2.9–3.3 m (9 ft 6 in – 10 ft 10 in)
Installed power	13,000 shp (9,694 kW); 4 water-tube boilers;
Propulsion	2–3 shafts; 2–3 steam turbines
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	1,200–1,600 nmi (2,200–3,000 km; 1,400–1,800 mi) at 12–14 knots (22–26 km/h; 14–16 mph)
Complement	80–83
Armament	2 × 100 mm (3.9 in) Mle 1893 guns; 4 × 65 mm (2.6 in) Mle 1902 guns; 2 × twin 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes;

The Bouclier class consisted of twelve destroyers built between 1910 and 1912 for the French Navy, four of which were lost during the First World War.

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