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Arbalète Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Carabine	M12		Arsenal de Rochefort	5/1901	21.7.1902	9/1903	stricken 1.1919
Sarbacane	M13		Arsenal de Rochefort	5/1901	12.3.1903	12/1903	stricken 10.1920
Arquebuse	M14		Normand, Le Havre	1901	15.11.1902	5/1903	stricken 5.1920
Arbalète	M15		Normand, Le Havre	1901	28.4.1903	8/1903	stricken 6.1920
Mousquet	M16		A C de la Loire, Saint-Nazaire	11/1900	7.8.1902	5/1903	sunk 28.10.1914
Javeline	M17		A C de la Loire, Saint-Nazaire	11/1900	15.10.1902	6/1903	stricken 1.1920
Sagaie	M18		F C de la Méditerranée, La Seyne	1901	15.11.1902	4/1903	stricken 10.1920
Epieu	M19		F C de la Méditerranée, La Seyne	1901	17.1.1903	6/1903	stricken 2.1921
Harpon	M20		A C de la Gironde, Bordeaux	11/1900	20.10.1902	3/1903	stricken 3.1921
Fronde	M21		A C de la Gironde, Bordeaux	1/1901	17.12.1902	3/1903	stricken 10.1919
Francisque	M22		Arsenal de Rochefort	1902	2.3.1904	4/1904	stricken 4.1921
Sabre	M23		Arsenal de Rochefort	1902	15.4.1904	6/1904	stricken 1.1921
Dard	M24		Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire	1901	10.9.1903	4/1904	stricken 4.1919
Baliste	M25		Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire	1901	22.10.1903	6/1904	stricken 10.1919
Mousqueton	M26		Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône	1901	4.11.1902	8/1904	stricken 5.1920
Arc	M27		Schneider, Chalon-sur-Saône	1901	24.12.1902	7/1904	stricken 10.1920
Pistolet	M28		A C de la Loire, Saint-Nazaire	9/1901	29.5.1903	8/1903	stricken 9.1919
Bélier	M29		A C de la Loire, Saint-Nazaire	9/1901	29.5.1903	3/1904	stricken 1.1921
Catapulte	M30		F C de la Méditerranée, La Seyne	1901	1.4.1903	9/1903	collision 18.5.1918
Bombarde	M31		F C de la Méditerranée, La Seyne	12/1901	26.6.1903	11/1903	stricken 5.1920

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	298
Displacement full, t
Length, m	58.2
Breadth, m	6.40
Draught, m	3.17
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 2 Normand or Du Temple boilers
Power, h. p.	6300
Max speed, kts	28
Fuel, t	coal 46
Endurance, nm(kts)	2300(10)
Armament	1 x 1 - 65/50 M1891, 6 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 2 x 1 - 380 TT
Complement	60

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Project history

The first ten vessels of this class were ordered under the 1900 Programme and laid down 1900/1, the second ten under the 1901 Programme and laid down 1901/2. Trials took place 1902/4. They had a higher boiler pressure and more superstructure than the preceding 300 tonnes. The increased boiler pressure enabled most to exceed the designed speed, and the removal of the mainmast improved stability. Arbalète and Mousqueton were used for the French Navy's first experiments with wireless. The class trimmed down by the bow.

Modernizations

1908, all: mainmast was removed

1915, some survived: - 2 x 1 - 47/40; + 2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885 AA

1916, some survived: - 1 x 1 - 65/50; + 1 x 1 - 75/35 M1897, 1 DCT (6 - 12 DC)

1917, some survived: + 1 x 1 - 8.80

1918, some survived: - 1 DCT

Naval service

Mousquet was sunk by German cruiser Emden off Penang 28.10.1914. Catapulte sank 18.5.1918 after collision with British s/s Warrimoo off Bone.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.