French destroyer Voltigeur
lithograph of Voltigeur
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Voltigeur |
| Namesake | Voltigeur |
| Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne, Nantes |
| Launched | 23 March 1909 |
| Completed | April 1910 |
| Stricken | May 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Voltigeur-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 65.5 m (214 ft 11 in) ( p/p ) |
| Beam | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 3 shafts; 1 Triple-expansion steam engine and 2 steam turbines |
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 1,520 nmi (2,820 km; 1,750 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 76–77 |
| Armament |
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Voltigeur was the
in the first decade of the 20th century.Design and description
The Voltigeur class was based on the preceding
deep load. Their crew numbered 76–77 men.[1]
Voltigeur was powered by one
kW) which was intended to give the ships a speed of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph). The ships carried enough coal to give them a range of 1,520 nautical miles (2,820 km; 1,750 mi) at a cruising speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[2]
The primary armament of the Voltigeur-class ships consisted of six
bow and the other two were on single rotating mounts amidships.[1]
Construction and career
Voltigeur was ordered from
Cattaro, Montenegro, on 1 September. Four days later, the fleet covered the evacuation of Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro to the Greek island of Corfu. The flotilla escorted multiple small convoys loaded with supplies and equipment to Antivari, beginning in October and lasting for the rest of the year, always covered by the larger ships of the Naval Army in futile attempts to lure the Austro-Hungarian fleet into battle.[4]
The torpedoing of the
Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) now had primary responsibility for the Adriatic itself. His area of responsibility extended from Sardinia to Crete and he divided it into two zones with the 1st Light Squadron assigned to the western zone and the 2nd Light Squadron in the east. Those destroyers of the 1st Naval Army not assigned to reinforce the Italians were transferred to the newly formed 1st and 2nd Flotillas of the Naval Army (flotille d'Armée navale). The 1st and 3rd Destroyer Flotillas were assigned to the 2nd Flotilla of the Naval Army, of which the destroyer Dehorter was the flagship, which was tasked to support the cruisers of the 2nd Light Division.[6]
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