Name Destrées Laid down 3 May 1897 In service 1899 Construction started 3 May 1897 Length 95 m Displacement 2.5 million kg | Namesake Victor-Marie d'Estrées Completed 1899 Out of service 27 October 1922 Launched 27 October 1897 Weight 2,500 tons Draft 5.4 m | |
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Destrées was a protected cruiser of the French Navy, named in honour of Victor-Marie d'Estrées, and lead ship of her class.
Service history
Destrées had trials and received her armament at Rochefort. After her trials she was sent to Brest in February 1900, where she was used for training. In 1902 she served in the Atlantic, and was placed on the Newfoundland station.
At the outbreak of the First World War, she was appointed to the 2nd light cruiser squadron in the English Channel, before being sent to the Eastern Mediterranean in 1915.
On 30 April, she reached Port Said and was tasked with the defence of the Suez Canal. In September, she took part in rescue operations to save people from the Armenian Genocide.
After the War, she was sent to the Far East.
Struck in 1923, she was used as a support ship in Toulon before being sold for scrap.