French destroyer Baliste

	A postcard of Baliste underway in harbor
History
France
Name	Baliste
Namesake	Ballista
Ordered	1901
Builder	Ateliers et Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire
Laid down	1901
Launched	22 October 1903
Stricken	30 October 1919
General characteristics
Class and type	Arquebuse-class destroyer
Displacement	357 t (351 long tons) (deep load)
Length	56.58 m (185 ft 8 in) (o/a)
Beam	6.38 m (20 ft 11 in)
Draft	3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) (deep load)
Installed power	2 water-tube boilers ; 6,300 ihp (4,698 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines ;
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	4 officers and 58 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single 65 mm (2.6 in) gun; 6 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns ; 2 × single 381 mm (15 in) torpedo tubes ;

Last updated May 21, 2023

Baliste was a Arquebuse-class destroyer contre-torpilleur d'escadre built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Completed in 1904, the ship was initially assigned to the Northern Squadron (Escadre du Nord).

Design and description

The Arquebuse class was designed as a faster version of the preceding Durandal class. The ships had an overall length of 56.58 meters (185 ft 8 in),^[1] a beam of 6.3 meters (20 ft 8 in), and a maximum draft of 3.2 meters (10 ft 6 in).^[2] They normally displaced 307 metric tons (302 long tons ) and 357 t (351 long tons) at deep load. The two vertical triple-expansion steam engines each drove one propeller shaft using steam provided by two du Temple Guyot or Normand boilers. The engines were designed to produce a total of 6,300 indicated horsepower (4,700 kW )^[1] for a designed speed of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph),^[3] all the ships exceeded their contracted speed during their sea trials ^[1] with Baliste reaching a speed of 29.9 knots (55.4 km/h; 34.4 mph). They carried enough coal to give them a range of 2,300 nautical miles (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).^[4] Their crew consisted of four officers and fifty-eight enlisted men.^[1]

The main armament of the Arquebuse-class ships consisted of a single 65-millimeter (2.6 in) gun forward of the bridge and six 47-millimeter (1.9 in) Hotchkiss guns in single mounts, three on each broadside. They were fitted with two single rotating mounts for 381-millimeter (15 in) torpedo tubes on the centerline, one between the funnels and the other on the stern.^[1]

Construction and career

Baliste (Ballista) was ordered from Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët on 29 May 1901 and the ship was laid down on 20 November 1902 at its shipyard in Rouen-Grand Quévilly. She was launched on 22 October 1903 and conducted her sea trials from December to June 1904. The ship was commissioned (armement définitif) after their completion and was assigned to the Northern Squadron.^[5]

By 1908, Baliste was serving in the 1st Destroyer Flotilla in the Northern Squadron.^[6]

In October 1914, Baliste was employed on patrols off the western end of the English Channel.^[7] Later in the war she was based at Bizerte and then Salonika. She was stricken and sold for scrap on 30 October 1919.^[8]

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↑ Roberts 2021, p. 379.
↑ Garbett 1908, p. 862.
↑ Naval Staff Monograph No. 24 1924 , p. 117
↑ Couhat 1974 , p. 89

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[r7-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Roberts 2021 , p. 377

[c2-2] Couhat 1974 , p. 86

[3] Stanglini & Cosentino 2022 , p. 227

[4] Couhat 1974 , pp. 86–87

[FOOTNOTERoberts2021379-5] Roberts 2021, p. 379.

[FOOTNOTEGarbett1908862-6] Garbett 1908, p. 862.

[7] Naval Staff Monograph No. 24 1924 , p. 117

[couhat_p89-8] Couhat 1974 , p. 89

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v t e Arquebuse-class destroyers
Carabine Mousquet Dard Javeline Harpon Mousqueton Arquebuse Sagaie Fronde Épieu Sarbacane Catapulte Arbalète Bélier Pistolet Bombarde Baliste Arc Francisque Sabre
Preceded by: Pertuisane class Followed by: Claymore class
List of destroyers of the French Navy

History
A postcard of Baliste underway in harbor
France
Name	Baliste
Namesake	Ballista
Ordered	1901
Builder	Ateliers et Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire
Laid down	1901
Launched	22 October 1903
Stricken	30 October 1919
General characteristics
Class and type	Arquebuse-class destroyer
Displacement	357 t (351 long tons) (deep load)
Length	56.58 m (185 ft 8 in) (o/a)
Beam	6.38 m (20 ft 11 in)
Draft	3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) (deep load)
Installed power	2 water-tube boilers 6,300 ihp (4,698 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	4 officers and 58 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single 65 mm (2.6 in) gun 6 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns 2 × single 381 mm (15 in) torpedo tubes