Bisson 1918
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Bisson | M80 | Arsenal de Toulon | 1.1911 | 12.9.1912 | 1913 | stricken 6.1933 | |
| Renaudin | M81 | Arsenal de Toulon | 2.1911 | 20.3.1913 | 1913 | sunk 18.3.1916 | |
| Commandant Lucas | M82 | Arsenal de Toulon | 2.1912 | 11.7.1914 | 1914 | stricken 6.1933 | |
| Protet | M83 | Arsenal de Rochefort | 7.1912 | 15.10.1913 | 1914 | TS 1921, stricken 2.1933 | |
| Mangini | M84 | Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône | 1911 | 31.3.1913 | 1914 | stricken 1934 | |
| Magon | M85 | A C de Bretagne, Nantes | 1911 | 19.4.1913 | 1914 | stricken 2.1926 |
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Displacement normal, t |
756 - 791 |
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Displacement full, t |
855 |
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Length, m |
78.1 pp |
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Breadth, m |
8.63 |
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Draught, m |
3.10 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Bisson, Renaudin, Commandant Lucas: 2 Bréguet steam turbines, 4 Indret boilers Protet: 2 Parsons steam turbines, 4 Indret boilers Mangini: 2 Zoelly steam turbines, 4 Indret boilers Magon: 2 Rateau steam turbines, 4 Indret boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
15000 |
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Max speed, kts |
30 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 165 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1350-1400(14) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 100/45 M1893, 4 x 1 - 65/50 M1902, 2 x 2 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 80 - 83 |
Project history: Six ships were laid down in 1911-12 under 1910 and 1911 programmes and completed in 1913-14. They had four funnels placed in two distinct pairs; ships constructed in naval dockyards had higher funnels. Building cost was 31 million francs. These vessels were quite similar to Bouclier class ships. A tripod mast was fitted on Commandant Lucas. Mangini had to be transported down the Rhone from its builders, Schneider, on a barge specially made for the purpose (in order to clear bridges masts and funnels were removed). All exceeded 30kts on trials, the fastest being Magon which reached 32.02kts.
Modernizations: 1916 - 1918, all survived: + 1 x 1 - 75/35 M1897, 2 x 1 - 8.80, 2 DCR (8 - 10).
Naval service: Renaudin was sunk 18.3.1916 off Durazzo by a torpedo from Austrian submarine U6.
Magon
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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