Chasseur-class destroyer

	A postcard of Chasseur at anchor
Class overview
Name	Chasseur class
Operators	French Navy; Peruvian Navy;
Preceded by	Voltigeur class
Succeeded by	Bouclier class
Built	1909–1910
In commission	1909–1927
Completed	4
Lost	1
Scrapped	3
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	450 t (443 long tons) (designed); 520 t (512 long tons) (deep load);
Length	64.2–65.4 m (210 ft 8 in – 214 ft 7 in) (p/p)
Beam	6.5–6.7 m (21 ft 4 in – 22 ft 0 in)
Draft	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Installed power	3–4 water-tube boilers; 7,200 shp (5,369 kW);
Propulsion	3 shafts; 3 steam turbines
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	1,400–1,500 nmi (2,600–2,800 km; 1,600–1,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	77–79
Armament	6 × 65 mm (2.6 in) guns; 3 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes;

The Chasseur class consisted of four destroyers built for the French Navy during the first decade of the twentieth century. They saw service during the First World War. One ship was sunk during the war and the survivors were scrapped afterwards. A fifth ship was sold to Peru.

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