French destroyer Escopette

Escopette was a Pertuisane-class destroyer built for the French Navy around the beginning of the 20th century.

History
France
Name: Escopette
Namesake: Early carbine used by French cavalry
Ordered: 8 June 1899
Builder: Arsenal de Rochefort
Laid down: January 1900
Launched: 20 December 1900
Stricken: 4 April 1921
General characteristics
Class and type: Pertuisane-class destroyer
Displacement: 301 long tons (306 t)
Length: 57.64 m (189 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam: 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draft: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Installed power:
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines
Speed: 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range: 2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement: 52
Armament:

References

    Bibliography

    • Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (1979). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
    • Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
    • Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.

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