French destroyer Dard

Dard was one of 20 Arquebuse-class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

Dard in Monaco in 1905
History
France
NameDard
NamesakeDart
Ordered1901
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire
Laid down1901
Launched2 March 1904
Stricken3 April 1919
FateSold for scrap, 6 May 1920
General characteristics
Class and type Arquebuse-class destroyer
Displacement323 t (318 long tons)
Length58.26 m (191 ft 2 in) (o/a)
Beam6.38 m (20 ft 11 in)
Draft3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement60
Armament

References

    Bibliography

    • Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "France". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 283–333. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
    • Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
    • Roberts, Stephen S. (2021). French Warships in the Age of Steam 1859–1914: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-4533-0.

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