French destroyer Fourche

History
France
Name: Fourche
Namesake: Pitchfork
Builder: Établissement de la Brosse et Fouché, Nantes
Laid down: 1909
Launched: 21 October 1910
Completed: 1912
Fate: Sunk by U-15, 23 June 1916
General characteristics
Class and type: Bouclier-class destroyer
Displacement: 732–809 t (720–796 long tons)
Length: 72.3–78.3 m (237 ft 2 in–256 ft 11 in) (o/a)
Beam: 7.6–8 m (24 ft 11 in–26 ft 3 in)
Draft: 2.9–3.3 m (9 ft 6 in–10 ft 10 in)
Installed power:
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 2 Rateau steam turbines
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range: 1,200–1,600 nmi (2,200–3,000 km; 1,400–1,800 mi) at 12–14 knots (22–26 km/h; 14–16 mph)
Complement: 80–83
Armament:
  • 2 × 100 mm (3.9 in) Mle 1893 guns
  • 4 × 65 mm (2.6 in) Mle 1902 guns
  • 2 × twin 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Fourche was one of a dozen Bouclier-class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

During World War I, Fourche was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Otranto (40°09′N 18°48′E / 40.150°N 18.800°E / 40.150; 18.800) by the Austro-Hungarian Navy submarine SM U-15 on 23 June 1916.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Fourche". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

Bibliography

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