French destroyer Oriflamme

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History
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NameOriflamme
Namesake Oriflamme
Builder Établissement de la Brosse et Fouché, Nantes
Laid downDecember 1905
Launched4 April 1908
Stricken27 May 1921
General characteristics
Class & 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)

Oriflamme 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, Oriflamme was assigned to the 1st Destroyer Flotilla (1re escadrille de torpilleurs) of the 2nd Light Squadron (2e escadre légère) [1] based at Cherbourg.

References

  1. Prévoteaux, Tome I, p. 34

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