French destroyer Renaudin

Sister ship Bisson in harbor
History
France
Name	Renaudin
Builder	Arsenal de Toulon
Laid down	February 1911
Launched	20 March 1913
Completed	1913
Fate	Sunk by U-6, 18 March 1916
General characteristics
Class and type	Bisson-class destroyer
Displacement	756–791 t (744–779 long tons)
Length	78.1 m (256 ft 3 in) (p/p)
Beam	8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draft	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Installed power	15,000 shp (11,185 kW) 4 water-tube boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 steam turbines
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	1,950 nmi (3,610 km; 2,240 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	80–83
Armament	2 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) guns 4 × single 65 mm (2.6 in) guns 2 × twin 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Renaudin was one of six Bisson-class destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1910s. She was sunk by an Austro-Hungarian submarine in 1916.

Design and description[]

The Bisson class were enlarged versions of the preceding Bouclier class built to a more standardized design. The ships had a length between perpendiculars of 78.1 meters (256 ft 3 in), a beam of 8.6 meters (28 ft 3 in), and a draft of 3.1 meters (10 ft 2 in).^[1] Designed to displace 850–880 metric tons (837–866 long tons),^[2] they displaced 756–791 t (744–779 long tons) at normal load. Their crew numbered 80–83 men.^[1]

Renaudin was powered by a pair of Breguet steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by four Indret water-tube boilers. The engines were designed to produce 15,000 shaft horsepower (11,000 kW) which was intended to give the ships a speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). During her sea trials, Renaudin reached a speed of 30.55 knots (56.58 km/h; 35.16 mph).^[2] The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 1,450 nautical miles (2,690 km; 1,670 mi) at cruising speeds of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph).^[1]

The primary armament of the Bisson-class ships consisted of two 100-millimeter (3.9 in) Modèle 1893 guns in single mounts, one each fore and aft of the superstructure, and four 65-millimeter (2.6 in) Modèle 1902 guns distributed amidships. They were also fitted with two twin mounts for 450-millimeter (17.7 in) torpedo tubes amidships.^[2]

Construction and career[]

Renaudin was ordered from the Arsenal de Toulon and was launched on 12 September 1912. The ship was completed the following year.^[2] During World War I, Renaudin was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea off Durrës, Albania (

41°17′N 19°22′E / 41.283°N 19.367°E / 41.283; 19.367) by the Austro-Hungarian submarine SM U-6 on 18 March 1916.^[1]

References[]

Bibliography[]

• 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.