French Navy destroyer
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| History |
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 France |
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| Name | Hallebarde |
| Namesake | Halberd |
| Ordered | 25 August 1896 |
| Builder | Normand, Le Havre |
| Launched | 8 June 1899 |
| Stricken | 4 March 1920 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 20 April 1921 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | Durandal-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 311 t (306 long tons) |
| Length | 57.64 m (189 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Depth | 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Range | 2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 64 officers and enlisted men |
| Armament | |
Hallebarde was one of four Durandal-class destroyers built for the French Navy in the late 1890s.
Design and description
The Durandals had an overall length of 57.64 meters (189 ft 1 in), a beam of 6.3 meters (20 ft 8 in), and a maximum draft of 3.2 meters (10 ft 6 in).[1] They displaced 311 metric tons (306 long tons) at deep load. The two triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft, were designed to produce a total of 5,200 metric horsepower (3,825 kW), using steam provided by two Normand boilers.[2] The ships had a designed speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph), but Hallebarde reached 27.2 knots (50.4 km/h; 31.3 mph) during her sea trials.[1] The ships 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). Their original complement consisted of four officers and sixty enlisted men, but the number of enlisted men increased to 60 in 1899.[2]
The Durandal-class ships were armed with a single 65-millimeter (2.6 in) gun forward of the bridge and six 47-millimeter (1.9 in) Hotchkiss guns, three on each broadside. They were fitted with two single 381-millimeter (15 in) torpedo tubes, one between the funnels and the other on the stern. Two reload torpedoes were also carried; their air flasks, however, had to be charged before they could be used, a process that took several hours. The Modèle 1887 torpedo that they used had a warhead weight of 42 kilograms (93 lb).[2]
Construction and career
Hallebarde (Halberd) was ordered from Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand on 5 August 1896 and the ship was laid down at its shipyard in Le Havre on 25 August. The ship was launched on 8 June 1899 and conducted her sea trials in July–August. She was commissioned on 12 September.[3]
When the First World War began in August 1914, Hallebarde was a leader (divisionnaire) in the 1st Submarine and Destroyer Flotilla (1ère escadrille sous-marins et torpilleurs) of the 1st Naval Army (1ère Armée navale),[4] based in Toulon.[3]
