The ''Arquebuse'' class was a group of 20
destroyers built for the
French Navy
The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...
in the first decade of the 20th century. Two ships were sunk during the
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
and the others were
scrapped after the war.
Losses
The ''Catapulte'' was sunk after a collision with the British steamship ''Warrimoo'' near
Bizerte, Tunisia, on 18 May 1918.
The ''Mousquet'' was sunk off the entrance of
Penang harbour in the Strait of Malacca on 28 October 1914 by the German cruiser , which she was attempting to engage.
Ships
The first 10 ships were provided for in the 1900 Budget, and the second 10 in the 1901 Budget, but all were built under the Programme of 1900. They were numbered M'12 to M'31 respectively.
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Destroyer classes
Destroyers of the French Navy
Ship classes of the French Navy