French destroyer Commandant Lucas

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Commandant Lucas (LA, second from left) and sister ship Protet (OT, left) at anchor in Toulon, 1926
History
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NameCommandant Lucas
Builder Arsenal de Toulon
Laid downFebruary 1912
Launched11 July 1914
Completed1914
StrickenJune 1933
General characteristics
Class and type Bisson-class destroyer
Displacement756–791  t (744–779 long tons)
Length78.1 m (256 ft 3 in) (p/p)
Beam8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draft3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 steam turbines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range1,950  nmi (3,610 km; 2,240 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement80–83
Armament

Commandant Lucas was one of six Bisson-class destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1910s.

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Design and description

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Sister ship Bisson in harbor

The Bisson class were enlarged versions of the preceding Bouclier class built to a more standardized design. The ships had a length between perpendiculars of 78.1 meters (256 ft 3 in), a beam of 8.6 meters (28 ft 3 in), and a draft of 3.1 meters (10 ft 2 in). [1] Designed to displace 850–880 metric tons (837–866 long tons ), [2] they displaced 756–791 t (744–779 long tons) at normal load. Their crew numbered 80–83 men. [1]

Commandant Lucas was powered by a pair of Breguet steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by four Indret water-tube boilers. The engines were designed to produce 15,000 shaft horsepower (11,000  kW ) which was intended to give the ships a speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). During her sea trials, Commandant Lucas reached a speed of 30.02 knots (55.60 km/h; 34.55 mph). [2] The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 1,450 nautical miles (2,690 km; 1,670 mi) at cruising speeds of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). [1]

The primary armament of the Bisson-class ships consisted of two 100-millimeter (3.9 in) Modèle 1893 guns in single mounts, one each fore and aft of the superstructure, and four 65-millimeter (2.6 in) Modèle 1902 guns distributed amidships. They were also fitted with two twin mounts for 450-millimeter (17.7 in) torpedo tubes amidships. [2]

Construction and career

Commandant Lucas was ordered from the Arsenal de Toulon and was launched on 11 July 1914. The ship was completed later that year. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gardiner & Gray, p. 203
  2. 1 2 3 4 Couhat, p. 111

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