Pluton 1918
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Pluton | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 1911 | 10.3.1913 | 1913 | stricken 1921 | ||
Cerbère | A C de la Loire, Nantes | 1911 | 13.7.1912 | 1912 | stricken 1923 |
Displacement normal, t |
566 |
Displacement full, t |
660 |
Length, m |
59.0 |
Breadth, m |
8.30 |
Draught, m |
3.30 |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
1 VTE |
Power, h. p. |
3000 |
Max speed, kts |
20 |
Fuel, t |
coal 150 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 100/45 M1897, 1 x 1 - 75/63 M1908, 120 mines |
Complement |
90 |
Project history: Unique purpose-built French minelayers. They appeared successful ships and were intensively used in days of WWI.
Modernizations: 1917 - 1918, both: - 2 x 1 - 100/45, 1 x 1 - 75/63; + 1 x 1 - 75/35 M1897
Naval service: No significant events.
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