French destroyer Rapière
Destroyer of the French Navy
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Rapière was a Pertuisane-class destroyer built for the French Navy around the beginning of the 20th century.
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| History | |
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| Name | Rapière |
| Namesake | Rapier |
| Ordered | 8 June 1899 |
| Builder | Arsenal de Rochefort |
| Laid down | 2 January 1900 |
| Launched | 16 July 1901 |
| Stricken | 27 October 1921 |
| Fate | Scrapped after 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Pertuisane-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 301 long tons (306 t) |
| Length | 57.64 m (189 ft 1 in) (o/a) |
| Beam | 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines |
| 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 | 52 |
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