Fauconneau 1897
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Durandal | M0 | Normand, Le Havre | 1896 | 11.2.1899 | 7/1899 | stricken 4.1919 | |
| Hallebarde | M1 | Normand, Le Havre | 1896 | 8.6.1899 | 8/1899 | stricken 3.1920 | |
| Fauconneau | M2 | Normand, Le Havre | 1897 | 2.4.1900 | 7/1900 | stricken 1.1921 | |
| Espingole | M3 | Normand, Le Havre | 1897 | 28.6.1900 | 9/1900 | wrecked 4.2.1903 |
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Displacement normal, t |
Durandal, Hallebarde: 296 Fauconneau, Espingole: 306 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
57.6 oa 56.0 wl |
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Breadth, m |
6.30 |
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Draught, m |
3.17 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Normand boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
4800 |
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Max speed, kts |
26 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 75 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
2300(10) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 65/50 M1891, 6 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 2 x 1 - 380 TT |
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Complement |
52 |
Project history: Durandal and Hallebarde were designed by Normand and ordered on 25.8.1896 as prototypes of the 300 ton contre-torpilleur. They had a turtleback forecastle and a flying deck aft, with two masts and two funnels separated by the machinery. Fauconneau and Espingole differed by having a stronger hull and a slightly raised bow. The boilers in this class were long and difficult to fire.
Modernizations: 1908, all survived: mainmast was removed
1915, some survived: - 2 x 1 - 47/40; + 2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885 AA
1916, some survived: - 1 x 1 - 65/50; + 1 x 1 - 75/35 M1897, 1 DCT (6 - 12 DC)
1917, some survived: + 1 x 1 - 8.80
1918, some survived: - 1 DCT
Naval service: Espingole wrecked 4.2.1903 in Cavalaire Bay, off Cavalaire-sur-Mer.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014