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French Destroyer Enseigne Roux
The French destroyer ''Enseigne Roux'' was the name ship of Enseigne Roux-class destroyer, her class of three destroyers built for the French Navy during the First World War. Design and description The ''Enseigne Roux'' class were an enlarged version of the preceding . The ships had an length overall, overall length of , a beam (nautical), beam of , and a draft (hull), draft of . They Displacement (ship), displaced at normal load. Their crew numbered 76–81 men.Smigielski, p. 203 The ships were powered by a pair of Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company, Parsons steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by four water-tube boilers. The engines were designed to produce which was intended to give the ships a speed of . During her sea trials, ''Enseigne Roux'' reached a speed of .Couhat, p. 115 The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of at cruising speeds of . The primary armament of the ''Enseigne Roux''-class ships consisted of two Cano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsenal De Rochefort
The Arsenal de Rochefort was a French naval base and dockyard in the town of Rochefort. It was founded in 1665 and it was closed in 1926. In December 1665 Rochefort was chosen by Jean-Baptiste Colbert as a place of "refuge, defense and supply" for the French Navy. Its military harbour was fortified by Louis XIV's Commissary of Fortifications Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Between 1666 and 1669 the King had the ''Corderie Royale'' (then the longest building in Europe) constructed to make cordage for French ships of war. The making of cordage ceased in 1867 and in 1926 the Arsenal de Rochefort was closed. Gallery Porte arsenalRochefort.jpg, Tor 02.JPG, Rochefort Corderie vue sud1.JPG, Fête de la sortie sur la Charente de la coque de la frégate L' Hermione (1).JPG, Forme double Rochefort.jpg, Rochefort radoub porte.JPG, Drapeau de la ville de Rochefort-sur-Mer (18).JPG, Tor 08.JPG, See also * Raid on Rochefort, a 1757 British raid on Rochefort during the Seven Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
