French destroyer Fanfare

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Sister ship Sape underway
History
France
NameFanfare
NamesakeFanfare
BuilderChantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand, Le Havre
Laid downNovember 1905
Launched19 December 1907
Stricken28 September 1925
General characteristics
Class and type Branlebas-class destroyer
Displacement350 t (344 long tons)
Length58 m (190 ft 3 in) (p/p)
Beam6.28 m (20 ft 7 in)
Draft2.96 m (9 ft 9 in)
Installed power
  • 6,800 ihp (5,071 kW)
  • 2 Normand or Du Temple boilers
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines
Speed27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph)
Range2,100 nmi (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement60
Armament
ArmorWaterline belt: 20 mm (0.8 in)

Fanfare was one of 10 Branlebas-class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

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Bibliography[]

  • Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (1979). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
  • Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
  • Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.

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