Branlebas-class destroyer

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Class overview
NameBranlebas class
Operators French Navy
Preceded byClaymore class
Succeeded bySpahi class
Built1905–09
In service1908–32
Completed10
Lost2
Scrapped8
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement350 t (344 long tons)
Length58 m (190 ft 3 in) (p/p)
Beam6.28 m (20 ft 7 in)
Draught2.96 m (9 ft 9 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph)
Range2,100 nmi (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement60
Armament
ArmourWaterline belt: 20 mm (0.8 in)

The Branlebas class was a class of ten destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Eight of the ships survived the First World War and were scrapped afterwards.