The 1910 additions to the light naval forces of France.
The Pluches are sold and delivered to Romania HY 01 1917. (http://www.navalism.org/index.php?topic=3989.msg44402#msg44402)
QuotePlumeau, French Torpedo boat destroyer laid down 1909
Displacement:
503 t light; 522 t standard; 617 t normal; 692 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
265,75 ft / 262,47 ft x 24,61 ft x 7,55 ft (normal load)
81,00 m / 80,00 m x 7,50 m x 2,30 m
Armament:
2 - 4,13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 35,32lbs / 16,02kg shells, 1909 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 2,76" / 70,0 mm guns in single mounts, 10,47lbs / 4,75kg shells, 1909 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
4 - 0,98" / 25,0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0,48lbs / 0,22kg shells, 1909 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 94 lbs / 42 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
4 - 20,0" / 508 mm above water torpedoes
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 10.357 shp / 7.726 Kw = 27,00 kts
Calculator adjusted speed 29kts
Range 3.700nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 170 tons
Complement:
61 - 80
Cost:
£0,069 million / $0,275 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 12 tons, 1,9%
Machinery: 295 tons, 47,8%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 179 tons, 29,0%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 114 tons, 18,4%
Miscellaneous weights: 18 tons, 2,9%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
209 lbs / 95 Kg = 5,9 x 4,1 " / 105 mm shells or 0,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,39
Metacentric height 1,1 ft / 0,3 m
Roll period: 9,9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 77 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,21
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,31
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0,443
Length to Beam Ratio: 10,67 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16,20 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 63 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 59
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3,28 ft / 1,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
- Forecastle (20%): 11,35 ft / 3,46 m
- Mid (50%): 10,50 ft / 3,20 m (10,17 ft / 3,10 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15%): 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
- Stern: 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
- Average freeboard: 11,19 ft / 3,41 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 171,7%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 81,8%
Waterplane Area: 4.096 Square feet or 381 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 59%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 22 lbs/sq ft or 107 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,50
- Longitudinal: 1,86
- Overall: 0,57
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
Misc weight
8 tons torpedo and tubes
5 tons very small marconi
3 ton crew comfort messures (Insulation, heating and ventilation/cooling of the messroom)
The original version. (http://www.navalism.org/index.php?topic=1040.msg49854#msg49854)
A basic refit of the Leopard class during HY02 1917.
To give it AS capability. And increase combat power, as tests did show that reloading torpedo tubes at sea is not an option, not on DD's.
QuoteLeopard refit 1917, French Destroyer laid down 1914 (Engine 1912)
Displacement:
999 t light; 1.025 t standard; 1.130 t normal; 1.213 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
354,33 ft / 354,33 ft x 29,07 ft x 9,84 ft (normal load)
108,00 m / 108,00 m x 8,86 m x 3,00 m
Armament:
1 - 4,13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 37,48lbs / 17,00kg shells, 1917 Model
Quick firing gun in deck mount
on centreline aft
2 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,55lbs / 0,70kg shells, 1914 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 41 lbs / 18 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 21,0" / 533,4 mm above water torpedoes
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 28.502 shp / 21.263 Kw = 33,00 kts
trial speed 34 kts
Range 1.655nm at 16,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 188 tons
Complement:
96 - 126
Cost:
£0,165 million / $0,658 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 5 tons, 0,4%
Machinery: 645 tons, 57,1%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 311 tons, 27,6%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 131 tons, 11,6%
Miscellaneous weights: 38 tons, 3,4%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
275 lbs / 125 Kg = 7,8 x 4,1 " / 105 mm shells or 0,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,32
Metacentric height 1,3 ft / 0,4 m
Roll period: 10,8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,05
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,03
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0,390
Length to Beam Ratio: 12,19 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18,82 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 15,09 ft / 4,60 m
- Forecastle (15%): 13,78 ft / 4,20 m
- Mid (27%): 13,12 ft / 4,00 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
- Stern: 8,86 ft / 2,70 m
- Average freeboard: 11,82 ft / 3,60 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 191,1%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 68,8%
Waterplane Area: 6.307 Square feet or 586 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 48%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 26 lbs/sq ft or 129 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,50
- Longitudinal: 1,10
- Overall: 0,54
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
16 tons torpedo's, 8 fish in 21" tubes
5 tons Crew comfort messures
3 stern racks with 15 depth charges each
2 ton night fighing equipment.
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The 1917 modern Destroyer additiond to the French Fleet. These 20 ships will come of the slips and out of the docks to get their first seafeet in october- january.
QuoteTigre B, French Destroyer laid down 1916
Displacement:
1.000 t light; 1.045 t standard; 1.172 t normal; 1.273 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
364,17 ft / 360,89 ft x 29,53 ft x 9,84 ft (normal load)
111,00 m / 110,00 m x 9,00 m x 3,00 m
Armament:
3 - 5,51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83,72lbs / 37,97kg shells, 1916 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 1 raised mount
2 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,55lbs / 0,70kg shells, 1916 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 254 lbs / 115 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
6 - 21,0" / 533,4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0,50" / 13 mm 0,50" / 13 mm -
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 25.426 shp / 18.968 Kw = 32,00 kts
trial speed 33kts Range 3.200nm at 14,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 229 tons
Complement:
99 - 130
Cost:
£0,235 million / $0,940 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 32 tons, 2,7%
Armour: 8 tons, 0,7%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 8 tons, 0,7%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
Machinery: 585 tons, 49,9%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 332 tons, 28,4%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 172 tons, 14,7%
Miscellaneous weights: 43 tons, 3,7%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
303 lbs / 137 Kg = 3,6 x 5,5 " / 140 mm shells or 0,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,37
Metacentric height 1,4 ft / 0,4 m
Roll period: 10,5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,32
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,03
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0,391
Length to Beam Ratio: 12,22 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19,00 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3,28 ft / 1,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 15,09 ft / 4,60 m
- Forecastle (15%): 11,81 ft / 3,60 m
- Mid (26%): 11,48 ft / 3,50 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 9,19 ft / 2,80 m (11,48 ft / 3,50 m before break)
- Stern: 9,19 ft / 2,80 m
- Average freeboard: 11,40 ft / 3,48 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 185,7%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 88,5%
Waterplane Area: 6.528 Square feet or 607 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 53%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 28 lbs/sq ft or 138 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,50
- Longitudinal: 0,97
- Overall: 0,54
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
the misc weight is divided:
18 tons torpedo's in the tubes
25 tons Fire Control
Added to the fleet OOB after extensive trials in the med
QuoteLe Fantastique/la Merveillieux, French Countre torpilleur laid down 1916 (Engine 1912)
Displacement:
1.501 t light; 1.600 t standard; 1.975 t normal; 2.275 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
393,70 ft / 390,42 ft x 35,17 ft x 10,83 ft (normal load)
120,00 m / 119,00 m x 10,72 m x 3,30 m
Armament:
4 - 5,51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 92,59lbs / 42,00kg shells, 1916 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
2 - 5,51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 92,59lbs / 42,00kg shells, 1916 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
4 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,55lbs / 0,70kg shells, 1916 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 562 lbs / 255 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 180
6 - 20,0" / 508 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0,50" / 13 mm - -
2nd: 0,50" / 13 mm - -
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 3 shafts, 27.552 shp / 20.554 Kw = 30,00 kts
Trial speed 30.5kts
Range 6.000nm at 14,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 675 tons
Complement:
147 - 192
Cost:
£0,378 million / $1,510 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 64 tons, 3,2%
Armour: 9 tons, 0,5%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 9 tons, 0,5%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
Machinery: 891 tons, 45,1%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 461 tons, 23,3%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 475 tons, 24,0%
Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 3,8%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
524 lbs / 237 Kg = 6,3 x 5,5 " / 140 mm shells or 0,3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,59
Metacentric height 2,3 ft / 0,7 m
Roll period: 9,8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,30
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,21
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0,465
Length to Beam Ratio: 11,10 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19,76 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 59
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3,28 ft / 1,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 21,33 ft / 6,50 m
- Forecastle (30%): 16,40 ft / 5,00 m (11,48 ft / 3,50 m aft of break)
- Mid (50%): 11,48 ft / 3,50 m
- Quarterdeck (10%): 11,15 ft / 3,40 m
- Stern: 10,83 ft / 3,30 m
- Average freeboard: 13,44 ft / 4,10 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 175,3%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 95,0%
Waterplane Area: 8.869 Square feet or 824 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 71%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 30 lbs/sq ft or 146 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,50
- Longitudinal: 0,88
- Overall: 0,52
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
12 ton torpedo's 6 in the tubes, 6 reloads
25 tons Fire control
25 tons long range marconi
8 ton Depth charges. 2 stern racks and 12 charges each
5 ton damage control facilities (extra generator and pumps)