Fantassin 1911
nearly sister-ship Voltigeur 1912
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Chasseur | M58 | Normand, Le Havre | 1907 | 20.2.1909 | 11.1909 | stricken 10.1919 | |
| Janissaire | M63 | Penhoët, St-Nazaire | 1908 | 12.4.1910 | 6.1911 | stricken 10.1920 | |
| Fantassin | M64 | F C de la Méditerranée, La Seyne | 1908 | 17.6.1909 | 6.1911 | collision 5.6.1916 | |
| Cavalier | M65 | Normand, Le Havre | 1908 | 9.5.1910 | 1.1911 | damaged 17.8.1914, repaired as TS, stricken 12.1927 |
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Displacement normal, t |
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Displacement full, t |
520 |
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Length, m |
Chasseur, Cavalier: 64.2 pp Janissaire: 64.5 pp Fantassin: 65.4 pp |
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Breadth, m |
Chasseur: 6.54 wl Janissaire, Cavalier: 6.60 wl Fantassin: 6.65 wl |
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Draught, m |
3.10 |
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No of shafts |
3 |
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Machinery |
Chasseur, Cavalier, Fantassin: 3 Parsons steam turbines, 4 Normand boilers Janissaire: 3 Parsons steam turbines, 3 Foster Wheeler boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
7200 |
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Max speed, kts |
28 |
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Fuel, t |
Chasseur: coal 99 others: oil 135 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
Chasseur: 1400(10) others: 1500(10) |
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Armament |
6 x 1 - 65/50 M1902, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 2 x 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 77 - 79 |
Project history: These ships had their boiler rooms placed before the engine room. They were the first ships in the French Navy to be fitted with oil-fired boilers (not Chasseur). On trials they proved successful exceeding their designed power by wide margins (8000-9000shp was reached) with speeds of 28.5kts-31kts. Their main drawback was that their turbines proved less sturdy than had been hoped.
Modernizations: 1914, Cavalier: - 1 - 450 TT
Naval service: Fantassin was rammed by destroyer Mameluk at night 5.6.1916 in the Mediterranean and subsequently finished off by guns of Fauconneau. Earlier (17.8.1914) Fantassin collided with Cavalier in the Mediterranean; during repair Cavalier lost bow TT and later was used as school ship.
Fantassin 1911
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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