French destroyer Fantassin

Fantassin was one of four s built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. During World War I, she had to be scuttled by another French ship after being badly damaged during a collision in 1915.
Design and description.
The "Chasseur" class was based on the preceding , albeit oil-fired boilers rather than the coal-fired ones of the earlier ships. "Fantassin" had an length between perpendiculars of , a beam of , and a draft of . Designed to displaced , the ships displaced at deep load. Their crew numbered 77–79 men.
The "Chasseur" class was powered by three Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four Normand boilers. The engines were designed to produce which was intended to give the ships a speed of . "Fantassin" handily exceeded that speed during her sea trials, reaching . The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of at a cruising speed of .
The primary armament of the "Chasseur"-class ships consisted of six Modèle 1902 guns in single mounts, one each fore and aft of the superstructure and the others were distributed amidships. They were also fitted with three torpedo tubes. One of these was in a fixed mount in the bow and the other two were on single rotating mounts amidships.
Construction and career.
"Fantassin" was ordered from Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée and was launched from its La Seyne-sur-Mer shipyard on 17 June 1909. The ship was completed in June 1911. During the First World War, "Fantassin" was badly damaged when the French destroyer accidentally rammed her in the Ionian Sea on 5 June 1915. The French destroyer consequently scuttled "Fantassin".