Built 1900–04 | In service 1903–21 | |
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Succeeded by Claymore-class destroyer | ||
The Arquebuse class was a group of 20 destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Two ships were sunk during the First World War and the others were scrapped after the war.
Losses
The Catapulte was sunk after a collision with the British steamship Warrimoo near Bizerte, Tunisia, on 18 May 1918.
The Mousquet was sunk off the entrance of Penang harbour in the Strait of Malacca on 28 October 1914 by the German cruiser SMS Emden, which she was attempting to engage.
References
Arquebuse-class destroyer Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA