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French destroyer Flamberge

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History
France
NameFlamberge
NamesakeFlamberge
Ordered8 June 1899
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Laid down15 June 1902
Launched28 October 1900
Stricken1 October 1920
FateSold for scrap, 8 January 1921
General characteristics
Class and typePertuisane-class destroyer
Displacement301 long tons (306 t)
Length57.64 m (189 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draft3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines
Speed26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement52
Armament

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

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