Name Fourche Laid down 1909 Construction started 1909 Builder Nantes | Namesake Pitchfork Completed 1912 Launched 21 October 1910 | |
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Fate Sunk by U-15, 23 June 1916 Class and type Bouclier-class destroyer | ||
Fourche was one of a dozen Bouclier-class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.
During World War I, Fourche was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Otranto (40°09′N 18°48′E) by the Austro-Hungarian Navy submarine SM U-15 on 23 June 1916.
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