French destroyer Gabion

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History
Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svgFrance
NameGabion
Namesake Gabion
Builder Ateliers et Chantiers de Penhoët, Rouen
Laid downDecember 1905
Launched21 December 1907
Stricken14 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and type Branlebas-class destroyer
Displacement350  t (344 long tons)
Length58 m (190 ft 3 in) (p/p)
Beam6.28 m (20 ft 7 in)
Draft2.96 m (9 ft 9 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines
Speed27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph)
Range2,100  nmi (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement60
Armament
Armor Waterline belt: 20 mm (0.8 in)

Gabion was one of 10 Branlebas-class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

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Construction and career

When the First World War began in August 1914, Gabion was assigned to the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla (2e escadrille de torpilleurs) of the 2nd Light Squadron (2e escadre légère) [1] based at Cherbourg.

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References

  1. Prévoteaux, Tome I, p. 34

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