French destroyer Fleuret (1907)

Fleuret was one of 13 Claymore-class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

For other ships with the same name, see French destroyer Fleuret.

Fleuret in Cherbourg in 1909
History
France
NameFleuret
NamesakeFoil
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Laid downMay 1905
Launched14 December 1907
Stricken12 January 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeClaymore-class destroyer
Displacement356 t (350 long tons)
Length58 m (190 ft 3 in) (waterline)
Beam6.53 m (21 ft 5 in)
Draft2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
Installed power
  • 2 Normand boilers
  • 6,800 ihp (5,071 kW)
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement60
Armament
  • 1 × 65 mm (2.6 in) gun
  • 6 × 47 mm (1.9 in) Hotchkiss guns
  • 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes
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